NEW RELEASES : In Brief

* * * Rob Mullins, “One Night in Houston,” AudioQuest. Keyboardist Mullins takes his quartet through a set of nine originals in which he alternates fiery funk (“Holiday”) with relatively relaxed jazz (“Quiet Fire”). Except for one cut on which Wilton Felder overdubs two extra sax parts, it’s all live, direct to two-track with appropriate backing by Ndugu Chancler (drums) and Larry Kimpel (bass).

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