1. 1. Stablemates (Golson) Listen
2. 2. It Only Happens When I Dance With You (Berlin) Listen
3. 3. The Duke (Brubeck) Listen
4. 4. The Sound Of Music (Rogers/Hammerstein) Listen
5. 5. Steeplechase (Parker) Listen
6. 6. 'Round Midnight (Monk) Listen
7. 7. Strollin' (Silver) Listen
8. 8. One For Clifford (Horler) Listen
9. 9. Shadow Waltz (Warren) Listen
10. 10. Love Letters (Young) Listen
11. 11. Line For Lyons (Mulligan) Listen

Details

Pianist John Horler was asked to choose a piano for Ambisonic Studios in London and as a thank you they gave him two days free recording! John invited me along for a blow and we recorded six tracks. Listening back a few days later we were both knocked out with the results and decided to return to complete enough music for this album. Throughout we tried to avoid the traditional soloist/ accompanist roles and went for a more integrated approach which worked very well.

Reviews

Indeed, so well matched are they that for much of the time the traditional roles of soloist and accompanist fall away and we find ourselves following a two- way conversation, replete with ideas, jokes, abrupt changes of subject, but only the occasional disagreement. Horler’s piano can always hold the attention on account of his quirky inventiveness and his sneaky way of reharmonising tunes.

Dave Gelly The Observer

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