Guitarist
Peter Bernstein
, who was 25 at the time, made his recording debut as a leader on this CD. He plays quite well, as does his friend, the up-and-coming pianist
Brad Mehldau
. Teamed with bassist
John Webber
and drummer
Jimmy Cobb
,
Bernstein
and
Mehldau
(who was almost recognizable at this early point) play three of the guitarist's originals, four
jazz
standards
, and
Lee Morgan
's
"Mr. Kenyatta,"
all in the modern
hard bop
style. Although
(who often sounds a bit like
Wes Montgomery
) and
would grow quite a bit from where they were in 1992, this was a fine start for their careers. ~ Scott Yanow