Drummer Akira Tana and bassist Rufus Reid (both from the U.S.) team here with Hong Kong-based pianist Ted Lo on improvisations based largely on Chinese and Japanese folk and pop songs. The concept could easily have ended up sounding gimmicky, but the trio kneads in the Asian influences so subtly that a casual listener probably won't notice them. And any listener will be knocked out by the sparkling solos and telepathic ensemble work.

— Bob Genovesi, May/June 2004
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