On Zero, saxophonist Greg Osby can be heard with keyboardist Jason Moran, guitarist Kevin McNeal, bassist Lonnie Plaxico / Dwayne Burno and drummer Rodney Green. With them it was possible, he says, to exchange and put into practice his thoughts on improvised jazz; there was a great understanding between these musicians, so that a special and lively CD was created. Osby wrote ten of the eleven tracks
… on this CD, including Sea Of Illusion, Ministrale, Ozthetica, Savant Cycles and Penetrating Stare; Muhal Richard Abrams wrote Two Over One. Zero is another typical Osby CD with its own clear compositional techniques and its own 'sound'. Osby is extremely popular with a certain segment of the jazz audience. Rightly so, because he has now acquired a place of his own within the jazz world with his approach.more
