Sideshow (album)

The album features performances by saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Edward Wilkerson, saxophonist Mwata Bowden, trumpeter Robert Griffin, Jr., trombonist Isaiah Jackson, tubist Aaron Dodd, cellist Naomi Millender, bassist Harrison Bankhead, and drummer Dushun Mosley.

[1][2] In a review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick wrote: "The entire cast of musicians is solid and creative...

Sideshow is one of the finest and most unduly neglected jazz albums of the '90s and is highly recommended.

"[3] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3½ stars, and stated: "By emphasizing the unusual timbres of the instrumentation... [the] band creates a singular ensemble sound that is finally more interesting than the often impassioned solos... the stealthy, deliberate pace of the record is...

"[5] The Los Angeles Times determined that it "lacks the vibrant, swinging side this band has displayed in the past.