In 2014, drummer and bandleader Eric Harland released Vipassana, a collection of loose, groove-centric jams with a contemplative vibe. Vipassana II is almost wholly different.
For starters, only bassist Harish Raghavan returns from the earlier project. The rest of the musicians include keyboardist/electronicist BIGYUKI (Masayuki Hirano), percussionist Keita Ogawa, saxophonist Ben Wendel, and guitarist Gilad Hekselman; the latter two are longstanding colleagues while Ogawa and BIGYUKI are more recent collaborators. Over eight selections, these seven players congregate in quartets and trios, and on “Duo,” Harland doesn’t even appear.
Opener “Ghosted” and second track “Tron” are played by the trio of Harland, BIGYUKI, and…

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