1. Solid steps (Joe Lovano) 2. Who knows (Bert Joris) 3. H and C's dance (Michel Herr) 4. Straight shot (Hein Van de Geyn) 5. Lofritian mode (Joe Lovano) 6. A picture of her (Erwin Vann) 7. Gustavia (Joe Lovano)
+ additional tracks on cd only : 8. Benjamin (Hein Van de Geyn) 9. Pretext (Michel Herr) 10. Soulrole (Hein Van de Geyn)
Recorded in 1986 at Studio 44, Monster (NL) by Max Bolleman and released in 1986. LP & CD (Jazz Club JC 6011)
This album was reissued on the September label
(CD September 05124) in 2003 with a different cover.
This is the first studio album of Joe Lovano as a leader.
Here is what he says about it :
"...We just had to play, and it happened ! We did some very spontaneous things on some of the music, that's why it has a fresh sound. We got some very magical takes !
The whole session went quite smooth. This was my first studio record as a leader, and this band is a fantastic group to play with. We really have a great rapport with each other : we are all the same generation, no matter how far apart we might live. Music is truly a universal language. We've all learned from and listened to the same people. That's another reason why the session went so smooth. It's really a great quintet !