Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan

The notoriously self-critical trumpeter Kenny Wheeler maintained that Deer Wan (recorded 1976) was his favourite among his own albums (�I like the overall form of this one best�). A tremendous band plays Wheeler�s tunes here. Kenny and Jan Garbarek sing together gloriously on the themes, and intermingle lines. The �Gateway� trio of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette drives the music with great verve. Guest Ralph Towner adds his distinctive 12-string guitar to a lilting Wheeler waltz.