Seamus Blake CD reviewed

Guardians of the Heart Machine (Whirlwind Recordings)Seamus Blake
By now, it should come as no surprise — especially to Canadian jazz fans who claim his as one of their own  — when saxophonist Seamus Blake puts out another great record.
The 48-year-old has been impressing us for half his life now, since his distinguished debut disc The Call came out in 1994 on Criss Cross Jazz. Subsequent albums on that Dutch label, plus the 5Passion and Smalls Live and Jazz Eyes label, have rea