MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER

Sheer brilliance. With this collection, WR emerged as an utterly unique ensemble whose vision encompassed jazz, rock, funk, and folk music from around the world without settling even for a moment into any predefined category. The two standout tracks - the title cut, "Nubian Sundance," and "Cucumber Slumber" - are propulsive, probing, funky celebrations of musical freedom, but that's just the beginning. "Jungle Book" sings like a folk tune from an imaginary country, "Scarlet Woman" spins a web of mystery and intrigue, the piano/sax duet "Blackthorn Rose" flutters between Zawinul's tender whispers to Shorter's squeals of delight. An extraordinary record.