Some of this approach was foreshadowed as early as the second track, "Exploration." After Hoffman and Salem state the theme, Cohen takes a bowed bass solo that both transforms and enhances the theme. The tempo the jumps an order of magnitude and "Exploration" takes off, almost sounding like a modern twist on "Caravan." Truly inspiring stuff.
I did not expect that the first few bars of Evolution would flower into such a textured and unpredictable musical statement. I'll take a surprise like that any day of the week.
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