by William RuhlmannAfter devoting his fourth album as a leader (Ballad Session) to standards, Mark Turner comes up with nine originals for his fifth, Dharma Days. But as on Ballad Session, which included everything from George Gershwin to Carla Bley, the tenor saxophonist is intent upon displaying the breadth of his taste. If the leadoff track, "Iverson's Odyssey," sounds like a fairly typical post-bop exploration, "Myron's World," with its lengthy unaccompanied introduction, suggests mid-period John Coltrane, while the concluding track, "Seven Points," is oddly disquieting and distinctly experimental. As usual, Dharma Days is a virtual duo album with guitarist » Read more