Ed Wilkerson - tenor sax, clarinet, alto clarinet, didgeridoo
Mars Williams - alto, tenor, soprano and sopranino sax, clarinet, autoharp, wooden flute
James Sanders - violin
Avreeayl Ra - drums, percussion, wooden flute
Ernie Adams - percussion
Engine Records 2011
Harrison Bankhead appeared on numerous sessions and has been playing regularly with the most important figures of Chicagoan AACM scene like Fred Anderson, Roscoe Mitchell or Nicole Mitchell, but (to my knowledge) this is his first session as a leader.
"Morning Sun / Harvest Moond" starts the album gentle as a breeze, fragile indeed like the sun beams of the morning sun, with soft intertwining lines by two flutes and two string instruments. Violin sound is enchantingly beautiful.
"Chicago Senorita" that follows is driven by a strong melodic bass groove, double percussion and staccato horn line - all just a platform to violin solo that starts charmingly melodic to slowly gain bit wilder momentum, groove is incessant as the music dances forward, light and joyful. The piece ends with ethnic percussion solo that keeps the dance alive.
