Past-Present-Future

After presenting a program of gnarly originals for quartet on "Ultimatum" (CRC #1222), his Criss Cross debut, pianist George Colligan offers a beautifully paced trio recital. Mixing well-wrought originals with iconic standards like "Sophistcated Lady" and "Body and Soul" and such less-traveled repertoire as "Holiday for Strings" and "Three Views of a Secret," Colligan again displays the musicality and personal perspective that have marked his oeuvre over the past decade. In the rhythm section: bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Bill Stewart.