For the third recording from his Interconnections Ensemble, tenor saxophonist and composer Felipe Salles chose to put the artists first—literally. That is, he had extensive conversations with each of the guest musicians on the record before composing the pieces on which each would be featured, thus highlighting their own stylistic and personal characteristics. The result is a polychromatic, adventurous album that allows Salles' multidimensionality as a composer to flourish. And with top-shelf guests such as Melissa Aldana, Paquito D'Rivera, and Nadje Noordhuis in the lineup, the results are as fulfilling as one would expect.