"Recorded by Tony Platt at London's RAK Studios, Connect evokes the driving hard bop of Tolliver's 1968 solo debut Paper Man ... Following Tolliver's lead, each soloist dives into the fray like dancers in the round, offering impassioned solo statements before leaping back into the ensemble's bubbling frenzy. It's this kind of rousing group aesthetic and unified intensity that makes Connect such a vital small-group companion to Tolliver's big-band work"