(Contemporary Jazz, Neo-Bop) Jeremy Pelt Quintet - Men Of Honor - 2010, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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The title of firebrand trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's Men of Honor refers to the members of his quintet who, like their leader here, are among the foremost 30-something neo-bop players in jazz today. The album is a follow-up to Pelt's acclaimed November (MAXJAZZ, 2008), which marked this all-acoustic quintet's debut, and came on the heels of a couple of releases that explored a sort of early-1970s electric Miles Davis vibe.
Heralded for years as one of the "rising stars" in jazz, Pelt has earned accolades for his staggering virtuosity, which has elicited comparisons to trumpet icons like Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard, as well as for his studious, cerebral approach to the music. While he's clearly the man in charge here, Men of Honor is very much a band-focused release, with all five members of the group contributing compositions (Pelt penned four of the tunes) and all five voices heard distinctively and insistently throughout.
Pelt's group is that rarest of all things in jazz, a working band, and the familiarity and instant communication that come from extensive time spent playing together is evident. J.D. Allen is a perfect frontline partner for Pelt, his rich tenor sax sound offering a mellow counterpoint to the trumpeter's crisp, vivid tone. And the rhythm section of pianist Danny Grissett, bassist Dwayne Burno and powerhouse drummer Gerald Cleaver is as dynamic as any working in jazz at the moment.
Among the standout tracks are Burno's strutting opener, "Backroad," Pelt's energetic ode to his new son, "Milo Hayward," and Grissett's romantic closer, "Without You." Most of the tunes here fall nominally under the rubric of post-bop, but some, like Pelt's "Danny Mack," edge further outside, with Grissett pounding out dissonant chords while Pelt and Allen solo furiously.
At 33, Pelt is just starting to come into his own. Men of Honor is his most mature, satisfying release to date and a great way to start 2010 in jazz.

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Without any reservations, this is the best new release I've ever been asked to review since joining Jazzwise and unquestionably deserves five stars - or more! It was heartening to see that several of my colleagues thought that the Pelt Quintet's gig at Jazz at the Lund last summer was 2009's best. Because this is, at last, what we used to call a BAND rather than five guys just getting together to record. This band has a group feel not heard since the likes of the second Miles Davis Quintet (which is definitely one of its inspirations) or the best of the Art Blakey Messengers.
Here you have five of the most talented players on the planet, who are all also composers of the highest order, getting together to create a group with an identity and individual sound, utilizing originals from every member, but still sharing that common conception and superbly recorded by the legendary Rudy Van Gelder. Pelt is now widely recognized as the most important trumpeter to carry on the Freddie Hubbard tradition. JD Allen has never sounded so effective as on this date, playing with great emotion, making every note count (less is more) with a sound at times recalling early Trane. The brilliant Grissett gets better and better with every recording, Burno is the rock and Cleaver, the most avant-garde of the five, stirring the proceedings, constantly changing the rhythmic landscape and inspiring the soloists. Burno's tune "Back Road", the opener, is upbeat and relatively conventional with inspired solos, Grissett's particularly striking. JD's moody minor-key Shorteresque "Brooklyn Bound" is outstanding with deeply-moving solos by himself and Jeremy, with Grissett's floating chords creating more moods, with bass and drums moving beneath. Pelt's first two tunes are in contrast: The playful "Milo Hayward" (dedicated to his very young son), followed by the dark-sounding "Danny Mack" (for Grisset, whose percussive dissonant comping, along with Cleaver's constantly churning drums, intensify the mood created by the horn solos). Cleaver's "From a Life of the Same Name" is arguably the deepest of the lot, with beautifully poignant statements by Pelt and then JD. The CD is completed by three more equally moving tracks - Pelt's gently swinging, down-tempo "Illusion" and "Us/ Them", which features Cleaver's clever, undulating rhythmic approach and, finally, Grissett's contribution, the haunting "Without You", which he included on his own Criss Cross album ("Form", this writer's Year's Best of 2009), which leaves the listener emotionally drained and hanging in space. A really great recording by a really great band. Let's pray they stay together.