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Slickrock

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I have been following the playing of Denny Zeitlin since his duo session with Charlie Haden. Here he is paired with another giant of jazz bass playing. Ok I must confess I play and love the bass and the tastefull and disciplined playing of Buster Williams on this recording is worth the price of its purchase for me. For all nonbass nuts the interplay of the principles on all the tunes is always unpredictable and musical, making for great collective improvising. The ommission of one star(ratings are stupid I know)is due to my personal distaste for atmospheric tinkling in the title compostion but that is a matter of personal taste and I urge all to experience this release.

There's always a risk in going back to standards. In the beginning I was suspicious : I've always preferred originals or deconstructed standards with new ideas and creative urges... Of course here, you won't find Uri Caine or Kenny Werner, but it's all the same very very good.
Finally I decided to get this set by veteran pianist Zeitlin and the result ? Well, I was amazed and I'm still. It's a very good piano trio achievement. Never boring, which is rare nowadays... No mawkishness, no shooting line. Buster Williams on double bass is what we already knew (listen to his great&long-time team up with Kenny Barron): Amazing, and always fascinating (listen to his bass-lines on "Wishing on The Moon"). The whole album is fresh, cool, and it swings great. A real surprise for me. One of my favorite tune is "Every Which Way" (a very groovy track 3 that you can hear on Amazon).
Enjoy yourself !