Uri Caine - Sphere Music (1992)

Uri Caine's debut, 1992's Sphere Music, introduces his kaleidoscopic take on jazz, coloring it with classical and Yiddish influences. Along with clarinetist Don Byron, Caine rejuvenates Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight" with an ambitious, fluid grace, while the brash "Jelly" hints at his avant-jazz leanings. An eclectic tour through different musical moods and styles, Sphere Music is an engaging, promising first work. ~ by Heather Phares, AMG. 

Winter & Winter, 919 064-2, 2005
Digitally Recorded April and May 1992 at Clinton Studios, New York City 

Musicians:
Uri Caine - Piano
Graham Haynes - Cornet (#3,9)
Gary Thomas - Tenor Saxophone (#3,7,9)
Don Byron - Clarinet (#1,4,6)
Anthony Cox - Acoustic Bass (#3,5,7-9)
Kenny Davis - Acoustic Bass (#1,2,6)
Ralph Peterson - Drums (#1-3,5-9) 

Tracks:
1. Mr. B. C. {Uri Caine} (8:55)
2. This Is A Thing Called Love {Uri Caine} (7:12)
3. When The Word Is Given {Uri Caine} (5:20)
4. 'Round Midnight {Hanighen, Monk, Williams} (4:17)
5. Let Me Count The Ways {Uri Caine} (6:34)
6. Jelly {Uri Caine} (7:18)
7. Just In Time {Adolph Green, Jule Styne} (7:50)
8. We See {Thelonious Monk} (8:03)
9. Jan Fan {Uri Caine} (10:09) 

Total Time: 65:43 

Credits:
Producer - Uri Caine
Executive-Producer - Hiroshi Itsuno
Engineer - David Baker
Mixing, Mastering & Remastering - Adrian Von Ripka
Editing - Bob Ward
Design - Stephen Byram, Günter Mattei
Photography - Robert Lewis, Jan Galperin 

Excellent Uri recording along with superstar crew. If you're into Uri this is the CD to get now before it mysteriously goes out of print. An eclectic tour through different musical moods and styles Not a bad track on the entire 65-minute CD. ~ Kindle Customer, Amazon.com.