NIGHT MUSIC

Last we heard from tasty Serbian-born guitar player Rale Micic he had recorded the sweet trio disc "3". The work vaulted him to prominence, and he enjoyed enthusiastic followers at prestigious gigs. On his fourth disc as bandleader, Rale looks closer to home for his inspiration. The sublime new Night Music is a reimagining of the work of Hungarian composer Bela Bartok. Helped in his vision mission by Jonathan Balek and his adrenalized drum'n'bass pulse, Corcoran Holt's heavy groove on upright bass, and Danny Grissett's Fender Rhodes, all of which provide an evocative and colorful bed for Micic's flowing single note lines and double-time flurries.