Verses

“Verses is a paean to instantaneity. Quite surprisingly, this is the first time that longtime confederates Vandermark and Mats Gustafsson have played as a duo. But what comes across from the first note is the utter certitude of their playing. There’s never any question that each can make sense ofwhatever the other plays, and from this security comes the confidence to take some thrilling individual risks.” —Bill Meyer, review in Downbeat