The Japanese philosophy "Wabi Sabi" translates roughly as “find beauty and take pleasure in the imperfect”. For an ensemble like The Tiptons Sax Quartet and Drums that's been scattered across time zones for much of its existence this philosophy comes in handy. And as if to put them to the test, while recording in Seattle in Jan 2020 each band member came down with the worst case of the flu imaginable right in the midst of recording, often having to lie down in between takes (or was it the flu...?). Yet, the band persevered and somehow managed to record everything in three days.