HIGGS BOSON

In this album of fusion-styled material, Higgs Boson shows a sound command of both form and orchestration in his chosen idiom, and applies his know-how with imagination. In this respect the opening track is a stand-out, others tending to offer less demanding listening and one or two veering towards New Age music.
This is not intrinsically soloists' music, much of it depending on through-composed development, but there are diverting contributions from guitarists Scirocco and Claridge, saxophonist Rob Townsend (known for his association with Django Bates) and Boson himself. Higgs Boson, as you may already have guessed, is indeed a nom-de-guerre drawn from the sub-atomic particle of the same name.
Mark Gilbert