Recorded four years ago but released only recently, this intriguing album unites some exceptional talents, including composer/arranger Sambeat, pianist Brad Mehldau, tenor Mark Turner, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, the quirky trumpeter Mike Leonhart and drummer Jordi Rossy. Despite a work-in-progress feel to the solos - Turner was still in the 'Trane station, Rosenwinkel oscillated stylistically and Mehldau subordinated his individuality to the demands of the leader's music - there's much to enjoy. Mixing his native Iberian musical culture with virtually unadulterated bop, Sambeat's scores combine contrapuntal clarity with complexity and, with his Phil Woods-inspired alto and Rossy's impressive drumming, confer a kind of exuberant unity on the results. Turner and Mehldau, especially, have moved on, but no matter.