Described as an EP (though it’s hardly shorter than some old-fashioned LPs), this set was originally set up as an exclusive for the streaming service Qobuz. Now more widely available, it presents a basic blowing session of just three tunes with a slightly unexpected personnel. Mike Stern, described as “one of my favourite guitarists” by McBride, is seldom associated with such straight-ahead post-bop contexts – the two longest items are a themeless medium-tempo blues (which then ends with a chorus of Ornette’s ‘Blues Connotation’) and that old favourite ‘On Green Dolphin Street’. Strickland too fits right in, with typical extended solos which brighten up the material, and it’s clear that both main soloists are stimulated by the solid foundation laid down by McBride and Harland, while McBride’s own solos are not unexpectedly exciting. The 4 ½-minute closing original ‘Brouhaha’, apparently inspired by the then recently departed Chick Corea, is sprightly but angular with a 16-bar chorus in a Latin-rock vein, and grooves mightily. It leaves the listener wanting more, but this is all there is, so far.