"In their tremendous PoemJazz collaboration, Robert Pinsky and Laurence Hobgood establish a wholly simpatico artistic partnership. On every track, Hobgood improvised every note in the studio, concurrent with Pinsky's readings. Pinsky proves himself an equally adept improviser. His are not dramatic interpretations of the poems but musica ones, the focus on cadence and harmony with Hobgood." -- Christopher Louden, from back cover.