Outer Zone CD

The adept drummer/percussionist Francisco Mora Catlett has provided some focused Latin jazz on previous recordings, but on this one, even more of his influences rise to the surface. Detroit techno pioneer Carl Craig and keyboardist Craig Taborn endow the new sound that harkens back to Catlett's previous days with Sun Ra, while Marshall Allen's ever present alto sax and flute center and solidify that connection. 2000s Detroit trumpeters John Douglass and Dwight Adams harken back to his mainstream jazz days in the Motor City, while frequent rhythmic change-ups and sliders reflect his love of his mentors, the late drummers Max Roach and Roy Brooks.