This thoughtful recording hits the bullseye from many considerations. Neil Adler is equally compelling on piano, chromatic harmonica, and as a composer. He also chooses material deserving to be heard more often. For example, Oliver Nelson's lovely offering “Yearning”, or Herbie Hancock's “Tell Me A Bedtime Story”. His deep felling on harmonica is heard on Jimmy Rowles' classic “The Peacocks” and a medley of the treasured standards “Tenderly” and “That's All”. But he turns to piano on a tender grouping of three rarely heard Bill Evans tunes. Not to be overlooked is Adler's chops on Charlie Parker's opus “Donna Lee”. On all these and more, Neil Adler gives us a musical pallet that is most assuredly his own wise, inclusive, and tasteful musical world. Highly recommended and fully satisfying may be an accurate way of describing what happens in listening to Neil Adler.
EJA Records; 2024; appx. 63 min.
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