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For over a decade, Tony Dagradi and Astral Project have set a ì high standard for modern jazz in New Orleans. An alumnus of both ì Professor Longhair and Carla Bley's bands (how's that for ì diversity?), Tony is a virtuoso instrumentalist on tenor and ì soprano saxophones and a first-rank composer. But the whole band ì is made up of New Orleans heavyweights, among them the ì world-class drummer and fellow Professor Longhair alum Johnny ì Vidacovich. Included here are six originals plus the standard 'I ì Cover the Waterfront.'