Brandon Coz

Yuma Jazz Company: Intuition

by Jack Bowers
January 5, 2015

Intuition is the fourth album by the Yuma Jazz Company, a well-groomed post-bop quintet that has been gigging in southwestern Arizona since it was formed around a dozen years ago. As one would expect from a group whose home base lies a few miles from the Mexican border, the Latin influence is strong, especially on “Late Night Taco Stand," “Cozy Samba" and “(She Is) Everything Plus," all of which were written and arranged by trumpeter Steven Hennig. ...