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In a piece that lasts less than two minutes, the purity of Jane Ira Bloom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s unaccompanied soprano saxophone in a piece titled, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Nearly (For Kenny Wheeler)\u00e2\u20ac\u009d all but steals Early Americans<\/em>. That is quite a feat, since in most of the album her colleagues are also master musicians\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbassist Marc Helias and drummer Bobby Previte. The three call upon familiarity bred in a long history of collaboration and rhythmic like-mindedness. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hips & Sticks,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rhyme Or Rhythm,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d “Coronets Of Paradise” and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Big Bill\u00e2\u20ac\u009d are prime examples of the trio\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ability to generate grooves and manipulate them in terms of tempo, density and coloration without sacrificing consistency of swing. In that regard. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gateway To Progress\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is notable. Helias, Previte, Ms. Bloom and engineer Jim Anderson manage to lighten the atmosphere as Ms. Bloom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s saxophone swings around the sonic spectrum. Then, amid the relative hush, they deepen the time-feel. All of the compositions in the album are Ms. Bloom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s except for Bernstein\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Sondheim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Somewhere\u00e2\u20ac\u009d from West Side Story<\/em>. Like the piece dedicated to the late Wheeler, it presents her without accompaniment. It is\u00e2\u20ac\u201dno other word for it\u00e2\u20ac\u201dgorgeous in its presentation of the melody.<\/p>\n