Cadence, DavidLewis

Clearly D'Andrea's music has continued to evolve since the Red period, reaching fresh creative peaks with the consistent success of his big band project “Eleven”. A brilliant exercise in extended ensemble minimalism, is an aesthetic triumph that marks a real advance in the dynamics of big band improvisation, from the rich atonal polyphony of “Deep” to the dynamic evolution the ostinato funk pulse of “Old Time Blues” and “Monodic”.