The four members of this quintet studied jazz together at the renowned William Patterson University in New Jersey. The exceptional affinity among them is evident on this Craig’s fifth album for SteepleChase. The album’s intriguing leitmotif of chromatic scale of 12 notes and/or the 12-bar blues conceived by the leader Craig Brann is flawlessly executed by the like-minded fivesome here. “Good bros playing great tunes, Lineage is a luminous clinic on the importance of what a solid friendship among musicians can do for the strength of any project.” — (Ron Hart – DownBeat ****four stars on “lineage” SCCD 31847)