Date: May 29th, 2013 · Tags: Jazz CD Reviews

River Edge, New Jersey is like a trip down memory lane for pianist Bill Cunliffe. The California-based ivory tickler looks back to his days as an East Coast resident, teaming up with two highly capable, once-upon-a-time colleagues–bassist m: Martin Wind and drummer m: Tim Horner –who call New Jersey home. He further taps into the nostalgia well by visiting songs from his youth (Harry Nilsson’s “One”) and material expressly written in honor of those who have had a strong impact on him over the years. All of the topics at hand were essentially born of the past in some way, shape or form, but the music is remarkably present in all respects

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Bill Cunliffe Trio: River Edge, New Jersey