All About Jazz Review: Rudresh Mahanthappa: Hero Trio
“The sound of his Hero Trio, with bassist Francois Moutin and drummer Rudy Royston, breaks out with a loose-jointed distinction, too. A companion piece of sorts to Mahanthappa's 2015's Bird Calls (ACT Records), which featured the alto saxophonist's original compositions inspired by the work of the ever-inspirational Charlie Parker. Hero Trio is Mahanthappa's first recording of non-original works. It pays tributes to more of his heros: Stevie Wonder, Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett, Johnny Cash, John Coltrane, and, again, Charlie Parker, opening and closing the disc with Parker tunes—"Red Cross" and "Dewey Square," respectively.”