“An unexpectedly nuanced album . . . . Quiet Storm, an original by Lucian Ban, brims with a degree of lonely, contemplative atmosphere so great that it nearly forces the visualization of fat flakes of snow falling softly upon dormant fields of grass. This song, more than any other contained in this set, provides a brief glimpse of compositional genius, not only in the complexity of the instrumental, but in the complexity of character. FREE FALL extends beyond the late musician’s (Jimmy Giuffre) shadow, drawing forth two of modern jazz’s unique personalities”