Over 30 years separates the two earthy, raw-edged sessions featured on this CD. They have in common conga-playing leader Art ‘Turk’ Burton, bassist Harrison Bankhead and the fact that both were recorded under the auspices of the Chicago Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Burton joined the AACM in 1973, and has played with most of that organisation’s major figures, including Lester Bowie, Anthony Braxton and Henry Threadgill, as well as such names as Dizzy Gillespie and Elvin Jones. The first two tracks are an airshot from Chicago’s Ricks Café recorded in 1983. ‘Cuba: A Tribute to Chucho’ morphs from free jazz ululations to driving latin jazz while ‘When Sonny Gets Blue’ with its solid walking bass and raunchy alto sax solo comes across as a sparky Sunday lunchtime jam. And announcements save you from having to read the sleeve notes in too much detail. The rest of the album is a percussion- heavy studio jam session from 2015. An opening triptych references John Coltrane with a spiritual, percussion- driven ‘Afro Blue’ featuring nicely ululating vocals, ‘Moment’s Notice’ – singing somewhat cheesier here – and an Afro-Cuban ‘Love Supreme’. The remaining three tracks are funky jams that don’t change key. ‘Mojuba’ has a wicked backbeat, while ‘Mr. Brown Cold Sweat’ and ‘Soul Naturals’ are self-explanatory. Saxophonist Ari Brown makes the album worthwhile, with solid bass and drums a big plus.