STEVE FIDYK/Heads Up:  As much as we really love a real original that knows
how to work an original, we have a soft spot for leaders that can take a chestnut
and put a whole new spin on it, much like Fidyk, Stafford, Warfield and company do
here on “I Can See Clearly Now” as well as several others.  Original, creative and
somewhat visionary, Fidyk has loads of live and recorded flying time to bring to
this session making a seamless set from start to finish of pure, contemporary jazz
that’s sure to open your ears.  Whether speeding it up and swinging or slowing it
down to give every one a breather, Fidyk never gets complacent.  Just when you think
this is going to be a set of TV show big band, whoomp, there it isn’t.  A really
solid set for the jazzbo looking for a good time.8119