In This Direction

by Benny Green

Overview

For his second album as a leader, pianist Benny Green is showcased in a trio with bassist Buster Wiliams and drummer Lewis Nash. Nearing the end of his two-year stint with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Green had mixed together elements of Bobby Timmons and Oscar Peterson in his own impressive style. He performs two numbers apiece by Buster Williams and Bud Powell (including "I'll Keep Lovin' You"), the standard "What Is There to Say," Thelonious Monk's complex "Trinkle Tinkle," and his own "Dealin' With a Feelin'" on a well-rounded and consistently swinging outing. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/06/1994
Label:	Criss Cross
UPC:	8712474103829
Rank:	171908

Tracks

1. The Fruit
2. What Is There to Say?
3. Dealin' With a Feelin'
4. I'll Keep Loving You
5. Trinkle, Tinkle
6. Air Dancing
7. Toku-Do
8. To Wisdom, The Price

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Benny Green   Primary Artist,Piano
Benny Green Trio   Primary Artist
Lewis Nash   Drums
Buster Williams   Bass

Technical Credits

Vernon Duke   Composer
L. Willis   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Bud Powell   Composer
Gerry Teekens   Producer,Photography,Cover Design
David Tan   Cover Photo
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Buster Williams   Composer
B.T. Green   Composer
Ira Gitler   Liner Notes