JAZZ : ALBUM REVIEWS : *** 1/2 : DON GROLNICK : “Weaver of Dreams” : <i> Blue Note</i>

A pianist and composer whose works are an intense blend of mystery, suspense and driving post-bop, Grolnick leads a septet that offers the brothers Brecker a chance to do some of their finest work ever: Randy’s trumpet on the ballad “Persimmon” and Michael’s tenor sax throughout. The ensemble is fortified by Bob Mintzer’s bass clarinet, at his somber best on “Taglioni” and “Five Bars.” As an arranger, Grolnick makes a chaotic, Monkish mockery of “I Want to Be Happy.” His own elliptical piano is front and center in the title tune.