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The Moss Project: Vision

by Roger Farbey
March 7, 2009

Unclassifiable is perhaps the most appropriate term to describe the debut album Vision, by guitarist and Berklee alumnus Moss Freed and his sextet, Moss Project. Formed in late 2007, this group--hailing from Manchester, England--has been gigging widely around the world; and it shows. For a first album, this is a more than competent start. The compositions all show imagination, originality and vitality. Comparisons with more established groups, particularly the later Pat Metheny bands or even a toned-down Mahavishnu Orchestra, are ...