An excellent pianist from Denmark,
Carsten Dahl performs his original "Message From Bud" (which came to him in a dream) and a few numbers (including "Over The Rainbow" and "I Want To Be Happy") in the style of
Bud Powell. However most of this trio date with bassist
Lennart Ginman and drummer
Frands Rifbjerg, though boppish, is not necessarily derivative of
Powell but played in
Dahl's own appealing style. Most surprising is a rendition of
Cole Porter's "I Love You" that is taken in 5/4 time. The music on a whole should interest fans of bebop piano, and serves as a fine introduction to the playing of pianist
Carsten Dahl.