The Engines

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All About Jazz	[2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+[3]

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The All About Jazz review by Andrey Henkin states "Is there is a Chicago aesthetic? .. If there is something in common, it is an ability to maintain momentum through a liberal mixture of long and short tones, the blues and squeaky European avant-gardisms, through-composition and lots of tightly executed starts and stops, zigs and zags."^[4]

In another review for All About Jazz, Mark Corroto says "Influences from rock to free jazz and small big bands make up this four-way collaboration of very talented musicians. Well worth your listen and admiration."^[2]

A writer for The Post and Courier noted the group's "blustery, blistering unison horn lines and steadfast-yet-inventive percussion," and commented: "when The Engines cut loose and let fly with reckless abandon... the quartet shines, settling into ruthless, sometimes Zeppelin-esque grooves... Sure, these engines can go from zero to 60 in a heartbeat and stop on a dime, but its when set on cruise control — guiding the listener with subtlety and finesse rather than steamroller force — that the ride is most enjoyable."^[5]

1. "Riser" (McBride) – 8:29
2. "Jet Lag" (Bishop) – 9:19
3. "Careful" (Daisy) – 6:42
4. "Mish Mumkin" (Rempis) – 9:56
5. "Rewind" (Bishop) – 9:08
6. "Backend Cover" (Rempis) – 12:20
7. "Four Broken Plates" (Daisy) – 8:37
8. "Mash Tun" (McBride) – 8:59

• Jeb Bishop - trombone
• Dave Rempis - alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax
• Nate McBride - bass, electric bass
• Tim Daisy - drums