Just over a year after releasing There From Here, their debut record—and taken from the same sessions, held at the Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario in November 2018— TuneTown's second outing, Entering Utopia, acts as a resolute continuation of the trio's initial statement and paints the three equal leaders in the light of a varied program, combining lyrical balladry in one moment with uncompromising swing in the next.

Each of TuneTown's contributors is a respected leader in his own right. That alone is not rare, but what makes this particular trio gathering special is how all three leaders share rather reserved musical personalities in their own projects, making for an especially attentive collaboration between subtle voices here. Following the tendencies of their personalities, the players' respective compositions reveal understated melodies with tight structures, unveiled by slick interplay and a close-up, modern sonic production.

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