Vu 4-Tet, Cuong - Leaps of Faith

After a decade of recordings featuring only his original compositions, the master trumpeter and his band now turn their attention to the standard jazz repertoire, presenting decidely unique interpretations of classics such as Body & Soul and My Funny Valentine, along with songs by George Harrison and Jackson Browne. Though only two electric basses, drums and trumpet, the group displays a staggering wealth of textural variety to compliment their visionary improvisational explorations. "That the band is able to make so many disparate elements intersect at all, let alone with cohesion and vitality, speaks to Vu and the Band's marvelous imagination." - Jazz Times "... The point of Mr. Vu's music, at it's best, is just that: To make you feel lost in it." Ben Ratliff, NY Times.

1) Body and Soul
2) All the Things You Are
3) My Funny Valentine
4) Leaps of Faith
5) Child-Like [For Vina]
6) Something
7) I Shall Never Come Back
8) My Opening Farewell