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Haden assembled Quartet West for the first time in seven months, following three bouts with pneumonia. Looking thin, but in good humor, he was unusually voluble in his opening spiel. “The sun was out all day,” he said, reflecting his evident pleasure at working again with the group. Young Rodney Green, who succeeds Larance Marable, showed a drumming attribute that has been in short supply since Philly Joe Jones, the ability to bring down volume without a loss of swing or intensity. That serves him well in a band where dynamic subtlety is integral.
-JazzTimes.com Review
Rodney Green caused a stir on this night, mostly to the good, often to the great. Although he was playing mostly on the bop downbeat, Green used almost every conceivable way to hit something in front of him with the touch of a feather. The effect was highly compelling to hear and tremendously interesting to watch. Only in a series of final rhythm breaks did one drop of sweat fall from his dreadlocks.
-AllAboutJazz Review 1/10/03