Pianist
Steve Kuhn has played a wide variety of music throughout his career, including his own intriguing originals and collaborations with
Sheila Jordan. This set, a straight-ahead swinger with bassist
Buster Williams and drummer
Bill Stewart, should greatly satisfy bop-oriented jazz fans, for it finds
Kuhn coming up with consistently fresh ideas in a conventional but far from exhausted setting. Whether digging into
Duke Jordan's "No Problem," "Love Walked In," a passionate version of "Autumn Leaves," or even "Sunny,"
Kuhn is heard throughout at the top of his game. The presence of
Williams and
Stewart in supporting but stimulating roles clearly inspired
Steve Kuhn, making this an easily recommended date.