All of
Gene Harris' recordings for the Concord label in the 1990s are easily recommended, and this one is no exception. The
Harris quartet (with the fine guitarist
Ron Eschete, bassist
Luther Hughes, and drummer
Paul Humphrey) digs into such material as "The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye," "Everything Happens to Me," "Nice 'n' Easy," "Bye Bye Blues," and
Chuck Mangione's "Children of Sanchez," turning everything into a blues-oriented groove.
Harris was always in his prime on piano (mixing together
Oscar Peterson and the boogie-woogie greats with his own brand of soul) and this quartet was a perfect setting for him. Another fine effort. ~ Scott Yanow