On the spoken-word segment which closes this disc, harmonica player and composer Corky Siegel explains that his intent with bringing blues and classical music into coexistence wasn’t to create a blended music but rather to have the genres work off each other.  Ear-grabbing evidence of this creative jousting is abundant during the first and third movements of the title piece with animated orchestral passages providing engaging pathways for Mr. Siegel’s true-blue navigations.  Most compelling, though, maybe the down-tempo second movement, featuring particularly fiery play from the leader.  Additional tracks include the entertaining and informative spoken section mentioned previously.