Guitarist Joel Harrison's 25th CD Anthem of Unity brings together a once-in-a-lifetime
ensemble that showcases his most pointed and focused work as a jazz musician yet. The team of
Gary Versace with his virtuosic and soul-drenched B-3 organ Greg Tardy one of our finest
jazz woodwind players and the legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette exhibits extraordinary
musicianship in a program of six Harrison originals Sonny Rollins' Doxy and Bob Dylan's The
Times They Are A-Changin'. Tardy shows the range of his considerable abilities here developing
interesting ideas and phrases throughout his many solos. Versace has been about everywhere at
this point with giants such as Maria Schneider the late John Abercrombie Kurt Elling Al
Foster and he anchors the bottom end on the Hammond as DeJohnette continually ignites the
band. This is a blowing session at times tender and at times volcanic whose interplay and
organic visceral power is palpable from the first to last tune. TRACKLISTING:
