“Don Friedman is probably playing better now than at any other period of his splendid career. Maturity has brought a deepening of emotional expression, a refinement of touch and the knowledge of exactly how much he wants to say within a given performance……On this beautifully conceived and executed CD, Don is in the bright company of three musicians who share his aims and ideals, and hold true to the tenets of balancing spontaneity with organisational clarity and discipline…” (Mark Gardner – linernotes)
On Friedman’s previous release “My Romance” (SCCD 31403) The Penguin Guide to Jazz On CD wrote “…Piano jazz of a high order, and probably now our album of choice…”
1. Positivity (Jed Levy)
2. My foolish heart (Richard Rodgers)
3. Desafinado (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
4. Memory of Scotty (Don Friedman)
5. Bye, bye blackbird (Dixon/Henderson)
6. Petite fleur (Sidney Bechet)
7. Swans (Tim Ferguson)
8. Almost everything (Don Friedman)
UPC/EAN: 716043153428