Although still best known for his association with
Chick Corea, drummer
Dave Weckl has led an underrated group of his own for quite a few years. His core band, a quartet with keyboardist
Steve Weingart, electric bassist
Tom Kennedy, and saxophonist
Gary Meek, is a little reminiscent of
the Yellowjackets in its use of catchy melodies and appealing grooves and its ability to perform post-bop jazz with the sensibility of rock.
Weckl does not dominate the music and gives
Meek and
Weingart plenty of solo space. His band deserves to be heard, and
Multiplicity is an excellent example of the quartet at its best. ~ Scott Yanow