Drummer-composer Matt Jorgensen presents pieces inspired by the abstract paintings of Denver artist Dale Chisman. With a potent quintet featuring saxophonist Mark Taylor, trumpeter Thomas Marriott, guitarist Corey Christiansen and bassist Dave Captein--expressive improvisers all--Jorgensen's crew shifts nimbly from the rhythmically charged "Space, Plane and Line," to the swinging title track, to the urgent groover "Big Chief With a Golden Crown." Christiansen wails with a metalesque abandon on the jazz-rocking "Primal Scrip," and the band exhibits deep communication on the ambient "The Armory." The quintet is augmented by a string quartet on three restful pieces, "Colorado," "August" and "Savage Grace."