Inner Trust

by Dave Kikoski

Overview

One of David Kikoski's strongest offerings, Inner Trust is a departure in that it focuses primarily on non-original material. Three of the ten tracks are by the pianist, but the rest are standards and jazz classics. Joined by Leon Parker on drums and fellow Roy Haynes sideman Ed Howard on bass, Kikoski reaches consistently grand heights of harmonic invention on burning numbers like "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" and John Coltrane's "Some Other Blues." "Winnie's Garden," a Kikoski-penned workout over the chord changes to "Sweet Georgia Brown," practically overflows with energy. And Thelonius Monk's "We See" swings with almost comic cleverness. On the softer side are "You Don't Know What Love Is," "Old Folks," and the unaccompanied "Once Upon a Summertime." "Two Lonely People," a little-known song composed by master pianist Bill Evans and once sung by Tony Bennett, is also noteworthy. Of the two remaining originals, "Mirical" is mannered, but the title track is one of Kikoski's finest achievements -- a simple, stately melody that serves as a launching pad for bold and impassioned improvisation. (A version for quintet can be heard on Roy Haynes's Praise.) ~ David R. Adler

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/1998
Label:	Criss Cross
UPC:	8712474114825
Rank:	157030

Tracks

1. Some Other Blues
2. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
3. Mirical
4. Inner Trust
5. You Don't Know What Love Is
6. Two Lonely People
7. Once Upon a Summertime
8. We See
9. Old Folks
10. Winnie's Garden

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Kikoski   Primary Artist,Piano
David Kikoski Trio   Primary Artist
Leon Parker   Guest Artist,Drums
Ed Howard   Bass

Technical Credits

Michel Legrand   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Gildas Bocle   Photography
Gerry Teekens   Producer,Cover Design
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Willard Robison   Composer
Bill Evans   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Dave Kikoski   Composer
H. Bloemendaal   Cover Design
Dedette Lee Hill   Composer
K. Hasselpflug   Executive Producer
Eddy Marnay   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Ted Panken   Liner Notes
Max Bolleman   Engineer
Eddie Barclay   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Jim Hall   Composer