Date: Jul 27th, 2013 · Tags: Jazz CD Reviews

Pianist Oliver Jones has become something of a national treasure on the Canadian jazz scene over the past three decades. That’s all the more remarkable considering the fact that this soon-to-be eighty year old didn’t start making jazz recordings until he was in his 50s. In many respects, as his recording career has evolved, Jones has become the poster boy for the Justin Time imprint; he’s released about twenty records on this label over the past thirty years and, though most of those recordings have put his Oscar Peterson-esque chops and pianistic savoir-faire on display, none really tread over the exact same ground. Sure, he often favors the piano trio format, but he isn’t averse to trying something different

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Oliver Jones: Just For My Lady