PURE, LAIDBACK GROVE
05/11/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Ray Bryant may have better albums elsewhere, but this 1987 classic is a must for anyone who likes piano jazz/blues and it is not going to scream and shout at you. This trio,with Sam Jones on bass and Grady Tate weilding the brushes, can really get into gentle relaxing swinging grind. One of my best piano trio, filed right there next to the likes of Oscar Peterson's, Bill Evan's, etc.I have worn out my Pablo vinyl and I must get the CD before the dreaded 'Lable out of Stock' is posted. A definite recommendation for anyone who likes to relax with some groovy piano sounds backed by a swaying bass and gentle brush-strokes."
Very listenable album
W. Morris | Demorest, GA USA | 06/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you like slow boogie-blues played by a man who knows how to handle a piano, this album is for you. good accompaniment & the harmonica adds much to several numbers.
W. M."
Late-Night Bliss
jokamachi | california | 03/08/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"There was this all-night jazz bar not too far from my one-room apartment in Kyoto where I would occasionally take dates and, alternately, drink late into the evening when I was on my own. You could always count on two things at Zac Baran: amazing Thai-curry and superb jazz. They put this on one night and it really hit the spot. But then, almost everything I heard at that bar did it for me. If it hadn't been for those late night barkeeps, I wouldn't have found out about Lorez Alexandria, either."