Larry Willis * Just In Time [New LP] Soft-style cotton The Singer Not The Song

The Singer Not The Song

Birds of Paradise

including recordings from BBC 'In Concert' ('What It Is' and 'Breaking In My Heart')

Protect the Captain

Larry Willis * Just In Time [New LP] Soft-style cotton The Singer Not The SongJust in Time is a long overdue spotlight on one of jazz's most quietly influential pianists. Recorded in 1989 with Bob Cranshaw on bass and Kenny Washington on drums, this trio session captures Willis's lyrical touch, harmonic depth, and rhythmic sophistication in full bloom. Willis's career began with a voice solo in Aaron Copland's The Second Hurricane under Leonard Bernstein, but jazz soon claimed him. By 19, he was playing with Jackie McLean and