All true art is praise", said the English polymathJohn Ruskin a long time ago. And the actionbegins here with a great fusillade of approval,with Nexus praising Dolphy praising Monk.Hat And Beard - thats Eric Dolphys kineticlightning sketch of the great Thelonious. Likea multi-perspective portrait of a man dancingoff the stage and down the road, following hisown wayward compass. The Nexus versionintroduces a linked suite of pieces that brimsover with spirit - as does just about everythingin the collected discography of Tononi andCavallanti. There is a big hearted quality to theirwork, always giving credit to their pantheon ofheroes but also giving a lot back to the creativemusic tradition with the originality of theirapproach and the sheer verve of the playing.In earlier projects, under the Nexus umbrellaand otherwise, they have celebrated the workof Ayler, Coltrane, Coleman, Mingus, Carter,Gilmore and many others. And now Dolphy