“A raucous big band…playing old and new arrangements that capture the best parts of the Mingus legacy: the muscle, the affection for history, the willingness to take chances, the guts and soulfulness. Mingus, who died in 1979, was a gargantuan figure in jazz, combining the most down–home blues and gospel with the most advanced harmonies and the freest impulses of his era.” (Jon Pareles, NY Times, 9.26.1991)