Starfish & Moon
Eminently listenable but bubbling with cool moods and grooves, this acoustic project finds Evans soaring on soprano and tenor ... slippery and slinky due to some effective slide guitar work paired with a simple folklike melody, "Something in the Rose," an Evans original, conjures an ancient atmosphere.... "Whiskey Talk" and "Red Dog" provide funky relief, both vehicles for the leader's gutsy tenor tendencies.... The remaining material is equally consistent, with happening grooves and measured but dynamic improvisations. --Jazz Times