"James Farm is a stellar quartet fronted by saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Aaron Parks and completed by a rhythm section powered by drummer Eric Harland and bassist Matt Penman - a real contender for the jazz supergroup of today. Their recent Nonesuch album, City Folk, combines fluent contemporary bop soloing and compelling improvisations around pop-like tunes, country ballads and some European folk mutations to enthralling effect."

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