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Review Tarbaby provocative name, right? is a trio with the pianist Orrin Evans, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Nasheet Waits. As with Ms. Laubrock s band, the group identity is a little porous; its new album, The End of Fear (Posi-Tone), mixes in guest appearances integral to the music, from the saxophonists Oliver Lake and J. D. Allen and the trumpeter Nicholas Payton. Tarbaby does what it wants, mostly with some kind of basis in swing and the tradition of the rhythm section through the jazz of the 1960s and early 1970s, though Mr. Waits warps rhythms through instinct. You feel they re in a continuous tradition you can hear the learning in their hands and yet they re all over the place. This has got to be the only record with cover versions of Fats Waller ( Lonesome Me ), the Bad Brains ( Sailin On ) and Paul Motian ( Abacus ). They could go down this road for a long time, balancing repertory and originals by all three core members, and balancing 50 years of approaches to the small band in jazz. --Ben Ratliff - New York TimesTarbaby is the collective trio of Orrin Evans (piano), Eric RevisNasheet Waits (bass) and (drums) and "The End of Fear" (Posi-Tone Records) is the their 2nd CD. They've invited 3 fine guests to join them, including J D Allen (tenor sax), Oliver Lake (alto sax) and Nicholas Payton (trumpet). This is music that takes plenty of chances, throws the listener plenty of curves, yet never feels forced or contrived. Blending original works by each member, collective improvs and a number of fascinating interpretations, the recording sticks in your mind. There is a vocal sample from Duke Ellington (among others), hard-edged riffing (a la The Bad Plus), echoes of Thelonious Monk while the guests match the fire and invention of the hosts. Lake slams through his own piece, "November '80", his angular lines pushed by Waits' rampaging drums (the drummer has been part of many fine rhythm sections this year besides this one - he's a regular member of Jason Moran's Bandwagon and trumpeter Avishai Cohen's "Triveni.") Allen, Lake and Payton add moody voices to the ominous take of Andrew Hill's "Tough Love" (which he recorded as a solo piano piece on the Palmetto release, "Dusk") - here, it's Revis's rumbling bass and Evans' jagged piano riffs that open up the piece for the braying trumpet and sharp-edged saxophones. It's not all rampage - the trio plus Allen do a lovely take of Fats Waller's "Lonesome Me" with the tenor lines being smooth and blues-drenched. Also, listen to the impressionistic piano of Evans. More impressionism on Paul Motian's "Abacus" where the lead voice is Revis and his melodic bass lines. Tarbaby rocks and rumbles, sways and soothes, and makes one pay attention. Take heed. --Step Tempest