Harry Connick, Jr.
's first
Columbia
album features him mostly playing
stride piano
solos in a style heavily influenced by
Thelonious Monk
. Bassist
Ron Carter
drops by for a duet on his own
"Little Waltz"
while
"E"
finds
Connick
welcoming bassist
Reginald Veal
and drummer
Herman Riley
. The instrumental set is generally colorful even if
's timing was not too steady at this point.
Standards
alternate with forgotten originals with the highlights being
"On the Sunny Side of the Street,"
"I Mean You"
and
"On Green Dolphin Street."
~ Scott Yanow