The Jay Azzolina Trio - Live At One Station Plaza (2002)

Tracklist

01. It's all about you
02. Viracocha
03. Irene
04. So steps the giant
05. Her first waltz
06. Peace of Jack
07. It's all about me

This cooking live date, Jay Azzolina's third recording as a leader, features Gary Versace on organ and Adam Nussbaum on drums. The all-original set begins with a mellow bossa called "It's All About You" and ends with a radical change of heart -- the tricky, up-tempo "It's All About Me." Other highlights include the Latin-tinged 6/8 groove of "Viracocha," the lilting "Her First Waltz," and the vigorously swinging "So Steps the Giant," based on "Giant Steps" but with an added section that provides built-in tension and release for the soloists. Azzolina's tone has an appealing, rock-influenced edge that works well in this organ trio setting; it emerges with particular force on the highly unpredictable "Peace of Jack." But mainly it's a jazz outing all the way, with Azzolina's solid, stinging, bop-savvy lines out in front.

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