Trumpeter Charles Tolliver was associated with the label in the 1960s , where he entered as a member of . In the 1970s he founded his own label Strata East Records, which put him at the forefront of free jazz and spiritual jazz of the time. It is therefore not surprising that he now finds a connection with the young spiritual jazz scene that draws inspiration from the Strata East catalog. Connect
… is Tolliver's first quintet album in decades and was recorded in London with a group of New York musicians. Special guest is saxophonist Binker Golding from the aforementioned young London scene. It became an accessible bop album with four drawn-out, strongly rhythmic compositions. Tolliver's playing has lost none of its power in whimsical duets with Golding and alto saxophonist Jesse Davis. With Connect, Tolliver finds its place in contemporary jazz. (MR)more
