The eternally young 86-year-old drummer with his excellent inspired band of thirtysomethings, The Fountain of Youth with Hargrove guesting on Sonny Rollins’ ‘Grand Street’, Miles Davis’ earlier ‘Milestones’, pianist Stanley Cowell's seldom-heard ‘Equipoise’, Chano Pozo's ‘Tin Tin Deo’ (with Haynes’ rapped reminiscences about the 1940s when Chano joined the Gillespie big band and an extended fade featuring himself and earthy conga player Quintero). The album also has a single American songbook entry, ‘These Foolish Things’ (well, actually, it was written by Brits Jack Strachey and Eric Maschwitz!). He's in generally ebullient form, while tender, as you'd imagine, on ‘Things’. Rising star Jaleel Shaw is particularly impressive throughout (check ‘Equipoise’), contributing fiery passionate alto solos, while the most recent addition to the Youth band, pianist Bejerano is also fast becoming an impressive soloist and Wong, a consistently swinging bassist, shows his sensitive side with a one-chorus arrangement of the Alfred Newman film tune, ‘Pinky’. The two tracks featuring Corea are among the CD high spots, with Monk's ‘Off Minor’ receiving an almost vicious treatment and, in contrast, the totally ad-libbed ‘All the Bars Are Open’, a duet that gives the two veterans the opportunity to create something bluesy, but with the utmost subtlety and good taste. For the final track, McCoy Tyner's ‘Passion Dance’, Roy called up former Fountaineers Marcus Strickland and Robert Rodriguez. The result: the most heated explosive track on a top-notch straightahead album, driven by one of the greatest drummers in jazz history. Roy, long may he reign!