For his debut Origin release, veteran Chicago saxophonist Brian Gephart assembled a group of some of the Midwest's finest jazz musicians to interpret this set of nine heavily-swinging original compositions. To his regular working quartet of guitarist Neal Alger, bassist Kelly Sill, and drummer Eric Montzka, Gephart adds the dynamic pianist Karl Montzka and trombonist Tom Garling for this recording. •"...A bluntly assertive soloist, he builds on the styles of Joe Henderson and Sonny Rollins...and Von Freeman in his ever-present threat to torch mainstream convention." - Chicago Sun-Times