Unintentionally, Wynton et al made an outstanding tribute to the classic Miles Davis Quintet of the mid-1960s (the version with Wayne Shorter's sax, Herbie Hancock's piano, Ron Carter's bass and Tony Williams' drums) without sounding like a limp imitation. The ensemble playing of Wynton's group (with saxophonist Branford Marsalis, pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Jeff
… 'Tain'Watts) is so close and full of empathy that it almost becomes eerie. Nobody plays too much and the different instruments combine perfectly into a seamless whole. The compositions are memorable and offer strong starting points for dynamics. Black Codes offers modern combo jazz (rooted in the 1960s tradition of Miles and Wayne) at its finest.more
