"Earthen and defiant, Benjamin carries the old masters in her bones, making such trailblazing barn burners as "Moods" (with Josh Evans' high-flying trumpet circling Benjamin's gravity defying alto while Gould forcefully punches the tune forward) and the quieter but no less defining "Rebirth," not just homages to the past but beacons to the future. So too "Trane," whose whole sound and vibe feel like some newly discovered lost recording from the sessions that produced Impressions (Impulse!, 1963). Speaking of the old masters, Wayne Shorter contemplates life on the brief and squiggly "Supernova." Add the coiling spaciousness of "Basquiat" to the mix and a sure best-of-2023 emerges right before our ears and eyes".