There is a special kind of pleasure in listening to a group of players working in smooth and unobtrusive accord. No doubt the distinctive sound of this quartet is the product of much hard work, but the effect is one of delightful ease. Roger Beaujolais produces a warm tone on the vibraphone that perfectly matches his improvised line. With pianist Robin Aspland to provide harmonic spice, and bassist Simon Thorpe and drummer Winston Clifford keeping the whole thing airborne, these nine tracks, mostly Beaujolais compositions plus a few standards, deliver a constant flow of moments to savour. There is more here than one playing will reveal.
