John Hicks - I'll Give You Something To Remember Me By… (1987) [2015 Timeless Jazz Master Collection]

Reissue with the latest remastering and the original cover artwork. Comes with a description written in Japanese. John Hicks works in some really wonderful company here – a trio with bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Idris Muhammad – both of whom really add a lot to the date! We're always big fans of Lundy's sound on bass – and his approach here has the same warm-rolling quality you'd find in his own best 80s work – really helping to push Hicks' lyrical agenda on the piano with a rhythmic support that's tremendous. Muhammad's pretty great too – definitely on the understated side of his talents, that nicely subtle sound he developed in the 80s – and Hicks, as always, is more than a cut above most of his contemporaries, and continues a long legacy of extremely soulful work on the keys of the piano.

Tracks:

01 - Hold It Down
02 - Pas De Trois
03 - Monk's Mood
04 - I Didn't Know What Time It Was
05 - Airegin
06 - My Foolish Heart
07 - Blue In Green
08 - Coral Keys
09 - Ted's Delight

Personnel:

John Hicks - piano
Curtis Lundy - bass
Idris Muhammad - drums