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"Within the last decade the tenor and soprano saxophonist Tony Malaby has earned a reputation as one of New York s stalwart improvisers, through an array of sideman appointments and some rigorously rewarding albums." --The New York Times One of the many groups this powerful and prominent tenor saxophonist leads, Paloma Recio can be described as a progressive ensemble with a Spanish tinge. Malaby is a highly respected figure in the downtown New York contemporary jazz scene. He is also well known for his versatility, having worked with such groups as Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra and the Paul Motian Electric Bebop Band. His vivid compositions artfully blend improvisation and composition and this recording is further affirmation of his growing stature as a composer. In the composer's words, "New music dedicated to an angel flying over the Iberian Peninsula by a new quartet of omni-directionally improvising masters of ecstatic lyrical elasticity."