For this CD, pianist
Oliver Jones teams up with bassist
Steve Wallace and drummer
Ed Thigpen for a slightly more modern program than usual. Influenced by
Oscar Peterson but having his own sound within
O.P.'s style,
Jones performs numbers by
Kenny Wheeler,
Bill Evans ("Very Early"),
Nelson Symonds,
Peterson ("Hymn to Freedom") and
Thigpen, along with four of his own tunes. Recommended.
–
Scott Yanow, Rovi