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This week, Mr. Watson has come to town with his most celebrated ensemble, Horizon, with drummer Victor Lewis as co-composer in addition to trumpeter Terell Stafford, pianist Edward Simon and bassist Essiet Essiet (the same band as the quintet's 1992 "Midwest Shuffle").

Masters and Young Bloods Will Friedwald 2010

"September in the Rain," the quintet's first single, sold nearly a million copies.

Both Good and Popular Terry Teachout 2011

Yet quintet's performances, even more than the material, are completely timeless: Mr. Peplowski's tenor saxophone trio reading (with just bass and polyrhythmic drums) of "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (from 1930, probably the newest song in the set) is both breathless and breathy, and as modern as Sonny Rollins , Joe Lovano or any other contempo-tenor you could name.

Music With All the Fixings Will Friedwald 2011

Though some of the quintet's early hits sound quaint now, its midperiod music, composed and arranged by Brian Wilson, still holds up.

Fifty-Year-Old Boys Jim Fusilli 2011

The L. A.-based indie rock quintet's self-titled album, released in August, has passed 100,000 in sales.

On the verge: Airborne Toxic Event flies high, stays grounded 2009

Combine that with the quintet's misfit charisma, and who wouldn't want to follow along?

In concert: Kylesa at Black Cat Chris Richards 2011

Mr. Akinmusire also found a community of musically inclined peers that flowered at Berkeley High School, including his current quintet's drummer, Justin Brown.

Finding the Voice Behind the Trumpet Larry Blumenfeld 2011

Led Bib Bring Your Own Led Bib crossed into the mainstream for their combination of free-jazz unpredictability and rock energy, and this album subjects the high-energy quintet's seven-year evolution to a concise distillation that touches on all its eclectic sources without dwelling at length on any of them.

F&M playlist 2011

Combine that with the quintet's misfit charisma, and who wouldn't want to follow along?

Headbanging good times: Hunt for the beat helps fuel Kylesa Chris Richards 2011

On Tuesday, Universal Music will release "The Temptations: The Singles 1961-1971," a three-disc set marking the quintet's 50th anniversary.

Making Sunshine on a Cloudy Day 2011