Kevin Figes Octet - Time Being

Saxophonist/composer Kevin Figes presents this 2016 album with an expanded lineup, on this set of originals, which start to explore longer forms. Influences include electric Miles Davis, Soft Machine and Kenny Wheeler. Highlights include the whole band and two drummers in full swing on the title track, the brooding 'The Corridor' and the self-explanatory 'Pastoral Scenes'. EUREKA! That moment when, after weeks of listening, an album (or two, in this case) smacks you between the ears and becomes your unputdownable 'jam'. - Adrian Pallant reviews.