If this band fell directly out of bed, onto the bandstand, they’d still be a knock out. Soulful, articulate and at moments profound, they acquit the Ulli Jünemann-driven project with verve, warmth and depth. Whatever ‘jazz’ means, this is a real jazz album. Jünemann makes the classic attempt to set indestructible forms in the laps of his renowned cohorts to see what will be on the day. And it seems it was a good day. Legends Nussbaum and Anderson - veterans of the form - turned up to breath life into the pages and, as warrior comrades are wont to do, vanquish the twin foes of recklessness and predictability. Jünemann’s own expressive alto playing runs the gamut: in one moment cooly intellectual, in the next oozing sensuality - lots of twists and surprises, yet always relatable. Tone-master Prins never fails to warm things up with his turn-on-a-dime phrasing and plush, ever-present support. The title track - ’Boo Hoo’ - starts and finishes soun...