Mike Garson

Keyboardist Mike Garson has proven through the years (on his own projects and in his work with Free Flight) that he is a masterful and highly versatile jazz musician. However this CD has only a few months of interest to jazz listeners, chiefly a loose and lighthearted "Brooklyn Blues" (which features an unusual trio consisting of Garson, altoist Eric Marienthal and cellist Greg Gottlieb) and a relatively straightahead duet with bassist Brian Bromberg on "Without a Song." Otherwise the release is comprised mainly of new agey ballads (tunes that set a mood but contain little development or depth) and a few upbeat pop originals. Garson is capable of much better. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide