Illusionary Sea

Instead of creating a new septet, Halvorson just added two more musicians to her extant quintet, specifically adding Ingrid Laubrock on tenor saxophone and Jacob Garchik on trombone, thus making this album very much a horn-based affair. This is also the first album where Halvorson includes a cover song, the other six compositions being all original pieces. Halvorson's guitar is much more part of the whole ensemble but it makes its presence known--there are moments when Mary comes crashing through the brass. She is fearless in her experimental expression.