Uncivilized Poise contains ten fun, energized, expertly played jazz-funk tunes along the lines of Ornette Coleman's PrimeTime. Although the tunes are instrumentally driven, a few of them include sung or spoken vocals.
Beans contributes a couple of spoken-word performances that work better.
David Gilmore's guitar playing is terrific, combining heavy metal riffing with avant-jazz harmonic language. Also featured are fine performances by Abe Fogle on drums and percussion, Jeff Lawrence on keyboards, Curtis Fowlkes on trombone, D.K. Dyson on vocals and of course Brad Jones on bass and vocals. Uncivilized Poise is full of adventurous jazz that still manages to be tuneful and beat-driven. It's a great listen. Content may not be reproduced without our express permission.