Cheer Up (1995)

Internationaal trio dat in de jaren '90 twee albums maakte. De groep bestond uit de Amerikaanse trombonist Ray Anderson, de Nederlandse drummer Han Bennink en de Zwitserse gitarist Christy Doran (geboren in Ierland). "With heart on sleeve, Anderson's poignantly titled blues "My Children Are the Reason Why I Need to Own My Publishing" expresses it's title perfectly, as the author's lyrical horn work crests above Doran's atmospheric shadings and Bennink's tastefully restrained percussive patter. Conversely, at their most spirited, as on the epic "Tabasco Cart," the trio's riotous three-way discourse ascends to rapturous heights, their high-octane bluster reinforced by a congenial rapport. (...) Anderson, Bennink and Doran make a most impressive line-upeasily one of the previous decade's most fascinating collectives". (Troy Collins, All About Jazz, 2011).