This is the seventh CD by tenor saxophonist Don Braden. On this CD you can hear a more open approach to music than on his previous CDs. There is room for improvisation, but the jazz of this formation also sounds tight and swings a lot. Besides Don Braden you can hear trumpet player Tim Hagans, pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Billy Hart. The repertoire includes classics such
… as "April in Paris", "Maiden voyage" and "Scrapple from the apple". There are also three own songs on this great CD: the title track "The open road", "Sundown" and "The storm". Special is the duet by Braden and Granadier in "I thought about you" ._more