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Sofferman re-imagined Williams’ imposing music with an off-kilter second line-to-jazz/funk groove combination that completely turns the music on its head. The melodic lines are still intact but the slippery rhythmic ideas present a completely different interpretation of Williams’ theme. After the band parts ways with this popular theme, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi and trumpeter Phil Grenadier let loose with a sonic assault on the senses. Both men trade brazen phrases, smack right into one another and steamroll over each other with abandon and glee. It isn’t un-tethered free jazz, but it is fairly free blowing over a steady rhythmic presence. Both men leave the listener drenched in their own soloing sweat and the return of the theme comes at just the right time. [via allboutjazz.com]