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Bobby Hutcherson

For Sentimental Reasons

Kind of Blue 10020

'One of the hardest things in the world is to play simple, to give the listener room to become part of the creative possibilities of the experience.'

Thus vibes maestro Bobby Hutcherson, perfectly summing up the considerable appeal of his latest album, on which he's joined by a subtly responsive rhythm section ’ pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Al Foster ’ on what the vibesman himself describes as 'a whole album of ballads and love songs'.

Culminating in a gorgeous, softly glowing solo rendition of 'I'll Be Seeing You', the album showcases the limpid elegance and delicately burnished power of Hutcherson on achingly tender material such as 'Embraceable You' and '(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons', but also includes spritelier fare such as a sparkling mid-tempo visit to Harold Land's 'Ode to Angela' and an arresting version of Fats Waller's 'Jitterbug Waltz'.

The focus throughout is mainly on Hutcherson's understated power and apparently effortless grace, but Rosnes also shines; as the great man says: 'Renee knows so well how to keep things open and flowing just by all the varied harmonic suggestions and implications of what she plays.' Another classy, intensely musicianly album from Kind of Blue.