Trumpeter Teus Nobel is rightly counted among the leaders of a young generation of Dutch jazz musicians. His playing is energetic and virtuoso without protruding. He once started in the ska band Rotterdam Ska Jazz Foundation and then joined well-known names such as , , and . Liberty Group is his own acoustic quartet with which he comes closest to pure jazz. Besides compositions by all members,
… the group edits a song by (Actual Proof) on Journey Of A Man. The freedom from the band name seems to lie mainly in the extensive solos that everyone (with Nobel in the lead) takes. It is a pity that the compositions and group improvisations are a bit less adventurous and exciting. It makes Journey Of A Man a decent and swinging, but also somewhat identityless jazz album. (MR)more
