Made-in-Montreal jazz II (Josh Rager and Solon McDade CDs reviewed)

Dreams And Other Stories (self-released)Josh Rager
Murals (self-released)Solon McDade
When this blog caught up last fall with Montreal pianist Josh Rager, he was showing off what happens when he puts his nonet through its paces. This summer, though, Rager, who grew up in Ottawa’s east end, was back in the studio with a quintet.
Dreams And Other Stories, the resulting album that was released last month, suffers not at all though, despite having fewer hands on deck. Its seven tracks are