IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION: Bonnie Barnett Group – IN BETWEEN DREAMS
"The word that best describes the intro to the opening track on this 7-tune improvised & vocal CD, “Badinage“, is “strange”… & anyone who has read my rantings or listened to my own improvised works know that for me to declare it in that light, it’s really “out there”. Bonnie’s vocal will have you puzzling from her opening note… you may think (to yourself) “speaking in tongues”, who knows? When Dick Wood’s blows the hard line at about 2:30, though, the tune takes off into the ether & just never stops… great piece. The totally straight-ahead spoken-word piece “Matisse” will blow your mind & wrap you up in the words more than you may want to get rapt…. lol. If you’re a fan of words & jazz together, you’ll agree with me that this one is MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED… I give Bonnie & krew an “EQ” (energy quotient) rating of 4.98." Rotcod Zzaj