Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Six

Paul Tynan brings his trumpet and flugelhorn skills to Aaron Lington's baritone sax prowess for these 6 involved pieces that are quite diverse and welcome Trifon Dimitrov and Joe Abba to the formula.

"By Iron And Fire" opens the listen with frisky drums and bright brass populating the rhythmic and fluid landscape, and "Traveler From An Antique Land" follows with much attention to mood and softer dynamics that benefit from Abba's gentle drums and Lington's soulful sax.

The middle tracks belong to Arbitrary Rules" and "Angles", where the former is textured richly and playfully thanks to Dimitrov and Abba's interaction, while the latter is a frisky album highlight that pairs the glowing horns with lively bass work. The final track, "Surrounded", is among the best, and uses stop and start methods for a very collaborative and memorable exit.

Tynan and Lington have an intimate familiarity with their instruments, and along with the New York rhythm section of Dimitrov and Abba, they capture an electronic and groove filled formula that few others could emulate.