I wanted to listen to some exciting uptempo jazz this morning so I put on "four and more" and I'm actually listening to it right now as I'm typing this! (On shuffle though). I think that this is my favorite track off the album with Joshua being directly behind it because I just think it's a really cool and hip composition- solos are great too and Tony Williams drumming is as fierce as ever- so damn addictive to listen to, and he was so damn young too! There's two things that stand out to me the most in this recording.. those things being george colemans solo and herbie hancocks solo. Both are so hip in their own ways I honestly don't even know where to start while explaining why. I don't want this post to be a total yappathon so I'm gonna explain why I like both of these solos so much and make it as condensed as I can. Okay, so at 4:52 - 5:18 when George coleman is repeating that simple motif I would say that's the peak of his solo (and the best part) it's so simple but so effective and herbies comping is fucking nasty as hell. Second, herbies solo is probably one of my favorite solos in jazz of all time- it tells a story, and it's cool and laid back but more technical than George colemans solo (like when he starts to do the weird "outside" fourths stuff at 8:11) or when he does the side-stepping stuff at 7:58 it swings so hard and is so satisfying to listen to. Also one last thing the way he approaches that G at 7:44 is super hip idk there's just something about the rhythm. Anyways, that's what I like about this track. Give it a listen if you haven't heard this recording! #music #audio source