Steve Kuhn Trio - Easy to Love (2004) [2015 SACD]

It's easy to love the piano of Steve Kuhn — even without the album's cover image of a model exposing herself by the side of a freeway! Kuhn's keys have a lot more class than warrants the cover — and from the very first note of the set, you'll be transported away from thinking about that image, and caught in rapt attention to Steve's warm tones on the piano. The album's got a more inside, more lyrical approach than some of his other albums of the past decade or so — but that's the charm of Kuhn on the Venus label — as they've really managed to capture the softer, sensitive side of Steve's talents. Bass is by David Finck and drums are by Billy Drummond — on titles that include "Morning Dew", "Emily", "Dear Old Stockholm", "Super Jet", "Two For The Road", and "Be My Love."

Tracks:

01. Super Jet 《 T. Dameron 》
02. Dear Old Stockholm 《 Trad 》
03. Emily 《 J. Mandel 》
04. Airegin 《 S. Rollins 》
05. Morning Dew 《 S. Kuhn 》
06. New Valley 《D. Finck 》
07. Dream Dancing 《 C. Porter 》
08. Two For The Road 《 H. Mancini 》
09. Be My Love 《 N. Brodsky 》
10. Easy To Love 《 C. Porter 》

Personnel:

Steve Kuhn - piano
David Finck - bass
Billy Drummond – drums