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Acclaimed for his deep grasp of the acoustic jazz tradition, pianist
expands his approach exploring the warm sound of the Rhodes electric piano on 2020's
.
's move from piano to Rhodes is not without precedent in jazz and certainly evokes the work of legendary players like
,
, and
, who each adopted the Rhodes at some point in their careers. The album follows his superb 2018 effort
, and features nearly the same lineup, with bassist
, flutist
, conga player
, and vocalist
returning. The sole change is drummer
, who ably replaces the estimable
. The pianist's bandmates aren't the only similarity to his previous work, as both the title track and "Harold Land" are
originals carried over from past albums. In fact, "Harold Land," an urbane midtempo swinger dedicated to the late tenor saxophonist, was recorded by
and
for the flute player's 2013 album
. Similarly, "Benny's Crib" is reworked from
, with
offering a buoyant reading of the bop-informed melody. Equally compelling are cuts like
's languid take on
's "Coral Keys," his breezy Latin take on
's "Seascape," and his ebulliently hard-swinging version of
's "Something in Common." We also get a handful of intimate and lushly textured solo keyboard performances by
, including a sweetly lulling version of
's "Tivoli," the poignantly romantic "Did We Try," and a soulful take on his own "My Girl Bill."
has always balanced harmonic sophistication with deeply swinging grooves, and his move to the Rhodes keyboard on
only reinforces these traits. ~ Matt Collar