“Alex Harding (Detroit) and Lucian Ban (Romania) have developed a fruitful partnership over the last few years. Harding’s bluesy, church-steeped baritone sax is the logical heir to Hamiet Bluiett’s, while Ban’s tasteful, reflective piano playing combines the elegance and technical precision of the European classical tradition with wide-ranging musical interests and a passion for improvisation….
On “Cultural Warrior,” Harding’s baritone is a caress, while on “Southern Dawn,” a Ban composition that gets to these players’ roots, Harding builds his dirtiest, most impressive solo….
Jeff Stockton, All About Jazz, Feb 2006