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Larry Willis Trio - The Big Push (2006)

Personnel:

Larry Willis – piano

Buster Williams – bass

Al Foster – drums

Tracklist:

01. Surrey with the Fringe on Top

02. Today's Nights

03. The Day You Said Goodbye

04. Just Wait and See

05. Annika's Lullaby

06. I Have a Dream

07. Everything I Have Is Yours

08. Big Push

09. Poppa Nat

Label: HighNote Records (HCD 7144)

Long a greatly in-demand sideman, pianist Larry Willis excels during this opportunity to lead his own trio. With superb support from bassist Buster Williams and the tasteful drummer Al Foster, Willis explores a variety of standards, obscurities, and a pair of his originals. The interpretations are lyrical, quietly emotional, harmonically sophisticated, and full of subtle surprises. This is the type of jazz recording that grows in interest with each listen, for there is a great deal happening just beneath the surface.

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow