British trumpeter Yazz Ahmed has one helluva portfolio, including the likes of Radiohead, Swing Out Sister and Lee "Scratch" Perry, all respective royalty to different audiences outside of the traditional jazz world. So when she goes full hog with an Arabic scaled jazz-fusion extravaganza like La Saboteuse, you can't help but be awed at how meticulous and fluid her compositional approach can be. Her particular kinks lean towards the cinematic at times, reminding me of film noir in skittering numbers like 'The Lost Pearl' or throughout the Third Stream-esque swing that 'Organ Eternal' brings to the fore. This is an album that always feels as if its in real motion despite the variety of tracks at play here, and any jazz album that sounds like it has a pulse is certainly a point in it's favor.