Tim Green - Jeannie's Song - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

... excellent, interesting trio performances along with musical and compositional flair that engage and delight the senses. - Marlene Rosenberg. Chicago-based pianist/composer Tim GreenInch debut CD features five of his most recent compositions and arrangements of standards including the classic Jimmy Smith hit InchBack at the Chicken Shack.Inch Also featured on the CD is one of Chicago's leading bass-drum combinations, Jim Cox (bass) and Phil Gratteau (drums). The two have been performing together for more than 30 years and have backed countless major jazz artists. A must for any fan of the classic piano trio.

Håkon Austbø has a special place in the French repertoire, with his complete recordings of Messiaen and Debussy as references in the catalogue. Celebrating his 70th birthday this autumn Austbø releases the complete works for solo piano of another towering French composer - Maurice Ravel. And his readings reveal the darker side of Ravel's music. InchThe more one penetrates into the complex and mysterious universe of Ravel as revealed to us through his music, the more one is left with riddles never to be solved. I must confess, having played his music all my life, that there are aspects about him still puzzling me,Inch says Austbø - who also contributes with an enlightening personal note for this .

Tough young tenor Tim Warfield, permanent member of trumpet star Nicholas Payton's quintet, has his boss here in a sideman role with vibes-wizard Stefon Harris, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Tarus Mateen, and drummer Clarence Penn. This is an exciting, hard swinging album with mostly Warfield originals.