, a superior hard bop pianist, had a rare opportunity to perform a set of unaccompanied solos for this Sackville release. Recorded live from Toronto's Cafe des Copains and originally broadcast on the radio, performs six jazz standards (including "Pent Up House" and "House of Jade") and a pair of bluesy originals. Although sounds most comfortable in a trio, he has always been enough of a two-handed player to play solo; he readily acknowledges the influences of and . ~ Scott Yanow