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True to its name, this exciting keyboard, bass, and drums trio digs into its original tunes with a catchy, playful intensity. Showcasing an intelligent mix of alternately raucous and meditative jazz-funk that's full of engaging diminuendos and crescendos, this debut CD never fails to hold one's attention. A good example is "Slinkshot" and its repeatedly stretched and tightened grooves. Rubbery, rockin' rhythms rarely unfold so naturally. The band plays with a refreshingly sensitive, unpretentious intimacy--and a modern, genre-bending ethic that stimulates both the left and right sides of the brain. Stuffy, one-dimensional jazz traditionalism gets a well-deserved kick in the pants on this sophisticatedly subversive disc that's suitable for all ages. It's a thoroughly enjoyable ride along the many funky fringes of jazz music. --James Kirchmer