STEVE KUHN — Trance (1975) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Trance, Steve Kuhn's second recording for ECM, was actually recorded a mere ten days after Ecstasy, his solo piano debut for the label. Trance features Kuhn playing both electric and acoustic piano, bassist Steve Swallow, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and percussionist Sue Evans. Two of the album's compositions, "Silver" and "Life's Backward Glance," are re-recordings of tunes appearing on Ecstasy. Adventurous and wide open, Trance is a mixed bag full of knots, twists, and turns. While firmly in the jazz idiom, Kuhn also draws on classical sources (check his solo in "Squirt"), drawing on Luciano Berio and Olivier Messiaen as well as Cecil Taylor. Performed on electric piano, "Silver" is a chugging, repetitive riff with a Latin rhythm, and Kuhn swings it like mad as Swallow's bass pops and spits along the melodic line as well as the rhythmic undertone. This is jazz that touches on fusion, modal, and the new spirit of the music as ECM came into the 1970s as a player. There is restlessness and calm, tempestuousness and serenity, conflict and resolution, and -- above all -- creativity and vision.
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Tracklist :
1    Trance    5:59
 Steve Kuhn
2    A Change Of Face    4:58
 Steve Kuhn
3    Squirt    3:00
 Steve Kuhn
4    The Sandhouse    3:47
 Steve Kuhn
5    Something Everywhere    7:48
 Steve Kuhn
6    Silver    2:54
 Steve Kuhn
7    The Young Blade    6:17
 Steve Kuhn
8    Life's Backward Glance    3:09
 Steve Kuhn
Credits :
Drums – Jack DeJohnette
Electric Bass – Steve Swallow
Percussion – Sue Evans
Piano [Acoustic Piano], Electric Piano, Composed By – Steve Kuhn
Producer – Manfred Eicher

STEVE KUHN QUARTET — Last Year's Waltz (1982) Vinyl, LP | 24-48Hz | FLAC (tracks), lossless

For a time, singer Sheila Jordan was a regular member of pianist Steve Kuhn's quartet, a group also including bassist Harvie Swartz and drummer Bob Moses. This live set finds the band performing five Kuhn originals, one apiece by Swartz and Steve Swallow, plus "I Remember You," "Confirmation," and a brief medley. Although Jordan functions as a member of the band, her highly appealing singing is the main reason to acquire this memorable and well-rounded disc. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
A1        Turn To Gold 3:45
Written-By – S. Kuhn
A2    The Drinking Song 5:42
Written-By – S. Kuhn
A3    Last Year's Waltz 4:04
Written-By – S. Kuhn
A4    I Remember You 8:19
Written-By – J. Mercer, V. Schertzinger
B1    México 5:02
Written-By – H. Swartz
B2    The Fruit Fly 5:37
Written-By – S. Kuhn
B3    The Feeling Within 4:46
Written-By – S. Kuhn
Medley    (2:00)
B4a    Old Folks
Written-By – D. Hill, W. Robinson
B4b    Well You Needn't
Written-By – T. Monk
B5    Confirmation 5:24
Written-By – C. Parker
B6    The City Of Dallas 2:55
Written-By – S. Swallow
Credits :
Bass – Harvie Swartz
Drums – Bob Moses
Piano – Steve Kuhn
Voice – Sheila Jordan

STEVE KUHN — Mostly Ballads (1986) FLAC (tracks), lossless

For a change of pace, adventurous pianist Steve Kuhn performed a dozen standards (mostly at slower tempos) on this New World release. Half of the selections are duets with bassist Harvie Swartz, while the other songs are unaccompanied piano solos. In addition to such notable tunes as "Body and Soul," "Danny Boy," "'Round Midnight," and "Lover Man," Kuhn cooks a bit on Sonny Rollins' "Airegin." An excellent outing.  Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Body And Soul    4:18
 Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour
2    Emily    4:19
 Johnny Mandel / Johnny Mercer
3    Lonely Town    2:37
 Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
4    Airegin    3:17
 Sonny Rollins
5    Tennessee Waltz    2:14
 Pee Wee King / Redd Stewart
6    Danny Boy    2:09
 Frederick Edward Weatherly
7    'Round Midnight    5:43
 Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
8    Yesterday's Gardenias    3:53
 Nelson Cogane / Sammy Mysels / Dick Robertson
9    Don't Explain    4:30
 Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog, Jr.
10    How High The Moon    2:11
 Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis
11    Lover Man    4:08
 Jimmie Davis / Jimmy Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman
12    Two For The Road    2:52
 Leslie Bricusse / Henry Mancini
Credits :
Double Bass – Harvie Swartz (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12)
Piano – Steve Kuhn

STEVE KUHN TRIO — Life's Magic (1986) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 Steve Kuhn leads an all-star trio with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster in this compilation of 1986 performances recorded over several nights at the Village Vanguard. First issued on Black Hawk and subsequently re-released in 2012 with a new cover, this is one of the many highlights of the pianist's vast discography. Opening with a spry, playful take of "Little Old Lady," Kuhn follows with his loping, bluesy "Two by Two" and Fats Waller's lyrical "Jitterbug Waltz," the latter showcasing Carter's intricate bass and Foster's light touch with brushes. His brisk setting of "Yesterday's Gardenias" (a song recorded by Glenn Miller in the 1940s) takes it far from its roots, turning this ballad into an engaging post-bop vehicle. The pianist's "Mr. Calypso Kuhn" puts the spotlight on Foster, opening with an intense solo, followed by the addition of Carter and, finally, the leader. Kuhn's luxurious, spacious take of "Never Let Me Go" conveys the song's message even without its lyrics. The disc closes with an extended workout of "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" that leaves the entranced audience wanting more. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1    Little Old Lady 4:03
Written-By – Carmichael, Adams
2    Two By Two 7:40
Written-By – Kuhn
3    Jitterbug Waltz 10:00
Written-By – Waller
4    Ulla 0:35
Written-By – Kuhn
5    Trance 10:45
Written-By – Kuhn
6    Yesterday's Gardênias 5:56
Written-By – Robertson, Cogane, Mysels
7    Mr. Calypso Kuhn 6:01
Written-By – Kuhn
8    Never Let Me Go 4:41
Written-By – Evans/Livingston
9    Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 13:21
Written-By – Hammerstein, Romberg
Credits :
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Al Foster
Piano – Steve Kuhn

STEVE KUHN — Porgy (1989-1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Shoutin' Out    6:07
 Horace Silver
2    Just Squeeze Me    8:13
 Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines
3    Tadd's Delight    4:49
 Tadd Dameron
4    I Loves You Porgy    6:43
 George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward
5    Isotope    3:49
 Joe Henderson / Laura Anne Taylor
6    Where Do You Go?    3:25
 Arnold Sundgaard / Alec Wilder
7    Ladies In Mercedes    4:48
 Steve Swallow
8    Repetition    4:53
 Neal Hefti
9    On Stage    5:13
 Rudolph Stevenson
10    Lullaby    4:25
 Steve Kuhn / Laura Anne Taylor
11    A House Is Not A Home    2:34
 Burt Bacharach / Hal David
Credits :
Double Bass – Buster Williams, Eddie Gomez
Drums – Al Foster
Piano – Steve Kuhn
Vocals – Laura Ann Taylor (tracks: 5, 10)