STEVE KUHN — Dedication (1998) FLAC (tracks), lossless

The first of Steve Kuhn's several CDs for Reservoir is a multifaceted trio session with bassist David Finck and drummer Billy Drummond. Kuhn opens with a pair of enjoyable originals, the gliding post-bop "Dedication" and "The Zoo," cast as a melancholy bossa nova. He does justice to two compositions by bassist Steve Swallow, the well-known "Eiderdown" and the more obscure "Please Let Me Go," both of which prominently feature Finck's superb playing. His fresh, somewhat darker approach to Kenny Dorham's catchy "Blue Bossa" starts subtly but grows in intensity. Nor does the leader ignore standards. His bright, swinging take of "It's You or No One," the lush setting of "For Heaven's Sake," and a loping waltz treatment of "Like Someone in Love " all merit high praise. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1    Dedication    6:13
 Steve Kuhn
2    The Zoo    5:50
 Steve Kuhn
3    I Waited For You    5:51
 Gil Fuller
4    Eiderdown    5:38
 Steve Swallow
5    Please Let Go    7:29
 Steve Swallow
6    It's You Or No One    8:02
 Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
7    For Heaven's Sake    6:12
 Elise Bretton / Sherman Edwards / Don Meyer /
8    Like Someone In Love    7:18
 Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
9    Blue Bossa    5:55
 Kenny Dorham
Credits :
Bass – David Finck
Drums – Billy Drummond
Piano – Steve Kuhn