While on his previous CD "Breakout" he still played solo and all of his own compositions, this time the Japanese pianist Makoto Ozone can be heard in a trio line-up and he mostly plays jazz standards. These jazz standards include "All of you", "Lover come back to me", "Ornithology" and "Nature boy". "Nature boys" features one own composition: the sublime ballad "Before I was born". Also special is
… his performance of Neil Sedaka's "Laughter in the rain". His precision, brilliant playing and beautiful arrangements will appeal to many fans of jazz will certainly appeal to you, and the accompanists, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Peter Erskine, also make this CD a top jazz CD!more
