From the gentile melody of “Lullaby” to the howling guitar tones on “Cry”, both tracks on Landis Dell's debut recording, Reflections in a Forgotten Language (slated for release in January 2010), a listener can immediately tell that Landis Dell is not what we’ve all come to expect in a jazz guitarist. With melodies and harmonies that are informed by the styles of Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus, and rhythmic structures influenced by Dave Brubeck, Steve Coleman, and Vijay Iyer, Landis’ compo...