An all-acoustic date of sometimes restrained, sometimes blistering angular grooves and free jazz splatter. From one of Berne's best working groups.
"While the disc is filled with the kind of informed and focused improvisation that has been a hallmark of Berne’s groups all along, what is most significant and revealing about Feign is just how much the structure dictates where the group will go. Form may be maintained by a saxophone line; or a drum pattern so complex that it’s only when Rainey finds his way to a stronger pulse that you realize it’s been there all along; or by one of Taborn’s hands, while the other continues to explore—but it’s always there to be found...Feign is the perfect introduction to Berne for newcomers. For already committed fans, it's a lighter but equally compelling continuation of his ongoing evolution."
John Kelman, AllAboutJazz