The fiery Portuguese tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado returns with the sophomore album from his multigenerational quartet the Bridge, spanning modern jazz history with a deeply experienced line-up: German free jazz pioneer Alexander von Schlippenbach on piano, veteran Swiss-based American Gerry Hemingway on drums, and the explosive Norwegian Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass.

Amado's Bridge is the span linking the spirit of improvisation Rollins applied to composed music and modern free improvisation - Mark Corroto / All About Jazz it's some of the most vibrant improvised music I've heard all year, a reminder of the bracing power of creation in real-time.

For all the power and density of the music, it's got a fleetness and elegance to it at all times.

The four-way conversation is supersonic throughout, with a vitality and momentum that's outside the lines Point of Departure.

Rodrigo Amado - tenor saxophone Alexander Von Schlippenbach - piano Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - double bass Gerry Hemingway - drums, voice Recorded by Marc Schots at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, April 9th, 2023 Cover painting by Miguel Navas - '#10', from the series "Uncertain Smile - Paisagens de um tempo incerto"