"Live" At The Village Vanguard Gondwana Records give these last sessions a

give these last sessions a more intimate and modern sound

commitment to using all the sound potential of their respective instruments: Surman singing at the

This album illustrates the breadth and vision that make Empirical such a potent creative force and underlines that longevity in the challenging world of top-tier contemporary jazz is no fluke

Hooker remains a phenomenon

As he explained at the time

"Live" At The Village Vanguard Gondwana Records give these last sessions aRecorded at one of Inside Straights annual December sessions at the Village Vanguard in 2014. "McBride has heightened fun into an artform" Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz