Jeff Coffin and Helen Gillet’s new cello/reeds duet record is both head-bopping in its meditative moments and thoughtful even when it hits a groove. Coffin, best known for his work with Dave Matthews Band, and Gillet, a true fighting, creative player on the cello, channel their inner Charles Lloyd and Charles Mingus on this record. This is an intimate recording with both players listening to each other and figuring out where each can complement the other. Coffin and Gillet make judicious use of overdubbing and looping to give some songs fullness where needed. Other songs reveal and revel in their space and starkness. “The Sun Never Says” and “Second Wings” have that quality. “Second Wings” especially has that sonority and timbre that is Gillet’s signature. A listener would not mistake it for anyone else. There are also pretty songs such as “Sometimes Springtime” where Coffin’s bass clarinet and Gillet’s cello combine in the same tonal range to make for a unique and beautiful sound. The bluesiness of “Unzen” has some of that quality too, where the overall effect of their playing—so close to each other—gives the notes added depth and density. But it’s not all meditative. “Lampsi” and “Lazy Drag Jig” have flowing grooves both funky and swaying. Both are supplemented by effects, but here, as in most of the album, the effects benefit the music without calling undue attention to them. In that way they are organic and contribute to overall music.