The stripped-down saxophone and percussion trio of “Sangam” makes it a successor to 2004’s excellent “Which Way Is East,” an intimate set of duets recorded in Lloyd’s living room with drummer Billy Higgins. Tabla master Zakir Hussain carries some of the melodic load, dropping quotes from Sonny Rollins’ “St. Thomas” and “The William Tell Overture” into a solo. Drummer Eric Harland is a revelation.

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"Along with Redman, drummer Harland was also a crowd favorite Sunday night. Considered a rising star, and also a member of the SF Collective, he has a loose-limbed but rhythmically precise style that avoids jazz-drumming clichés. Harland has a knack for unexpected moves that enhance each song, such as using his bare hands to coax a bongo-like sound from his snare drum and floor tom on the Brazilian, bossa nova standard "How Insensitive.""

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