Seattle bassist Dan
Dean is no stranger to
Keyboard magazine:
His sample libraries
have won three Key
Buy awards and he’s played with piano
heroes like Dave Grusin, Bill Mays, Joey
DeFrancesco, and scores more. On 251
(think jazz changes) Dan invited four
stellar keyboardist buddies into the studio
for a fantastic romp through ten standards
and a George Duke original that
will teach you how to play ballads,
swing, and funk with a bassist. Whether
you play B-3 (like Larry Goldings on
“Georgia”), accordion (like Gil Goldstein
on “Lover Man”), funk piano (like George
Duke on “It’s On”), or straight-ahead jazz
(like Kenny Werner on “Dolphin Dance”)
this uplifting album shines an exciting
new light on a classic collaboration.
Richard Leiter
(Origin Records,
origin-records.com)