This CD synthesizes an almost perfect balance between four different musicians concerned with one thing - quality. They came together in the studio and produced a very beautifully nuanced CD. The set contained herein has both originals and standards that showcase each member's prodigious talents and is truly a concise presentation of the music that the Band of Joes plays live.
The Band of Joes works all over the Chicago area mainly. Most notably they have held down Sundays at Joe's Bebop Cafe' for a year and a half. They also have worked often at other Jazz clubs in the Chicago area including Andy's and the Green Mill.
Each member of this band is an artist in his own right, but this band represents the unification of an ideal - that working class musicians who earn their living in the very difficult field of jazz music can come together and make truly great music that both entertains and has depth.