Not only is
Niels Pedersen a great bassist, but he puts a lot of care into his solo projects as well.
Pedersen is joined by guitarist
Ulf Wakenius for a slow, percolating version of "Our Love Is Here to Stay."
Johnny Griffin's tenor sax joins in on the bassist's challenging blues "The Puzzle" and jousts with the string players for top solo honors on a vigorous workout of "You and the Night and the Music."
Victor Lewis and
Alex Riel share the drumming duties. A surprise guest is European pop vocalist
Lisa Nilsson, who does a beautiful interpretation of
Pedersen's "Those Who Were"; the leader discovered her by hearing one of her recordings on his daughter's radio. By far this is
Niels Pedersen's most impressive release to date. ~ Ken Dryden