Title: Beautiful music - sounds easy!
Product review: I've always loved the sound of Mr Konitz, I confess, as much as that of Paul Desmond or Charlie Parker. Some have noted an alleged "thinness" of tone but I prefer to call his sound "distinctive and different" but also beguiling and attractive. Taste I guess. I enjoyed this album as much for the beautiful SOUND of the three instruments as for the melodic variations or swing it contains. Mr Mehldau has an exquisite touch - check out his solo on the title track - and Mr Haden, who favours always the low end of his instrument, has one of the best sounds in all bassdom, woody, full, resonant. This is not ground breaking music but a relaxed live recording of a trio of musicians very comfortable with each other and their art. They make it sound so easy. Mr Konitz's exploration of WHAT'S NEW is worth the price of admission. But all of Mr Mehldau's work on this album is a delight.
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