One of the top young / pianists in the world today, is from Italy and in his early thirties as of this writing. During a period when skilled pianists are few and far between, plays with a relaxed , paying respect to the original melodies while also adding something of his own to each performance. He is so highly rated by his fellow musicians (although still relatively unknown to the American public) that trombonist wrote the liner notes to . It is surprising that it took some time for this solo set to be reissued in the U.S. because has since recorded for other labels, but predates all of his other projects. 's wide-ranging set including , 's a trilogy, his own memorable ' obscure and a medley of an piece and ~ Scott Yanow