Billy Hart/Ethan Iverson/Mark Turner/Ben Street: All Our Reasons – review

ECMThis nine year-old occasional quartet, nominally led by former Miles Davis and Charles Lloyd drummer Billy Hart, includes a young saxophonist growing in stature, Mark Turner, and Bad Plus pianist Ethan Iverson. If it has any affinities, they might be with Charles Lloyd's quartet, or the late Paul Motian's obliquely grooving groups. A sparingly present but incisive Iverson often plays solos that don't sound like jazz, while former Charles Lloyd drummer Billy Hart and bassist Ben Street appear ...

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