For this album, I went back through personal archives of unreleased material to assemble a program focusing on my three major modalities this century: solo piano; duo electro-acoustic free improvisations with George Marsh; and trio with Buster Williams and Matt Wilson. I’ll describe the program by modality; but rather than sequencing them in three separate sections, I’ve arranged a more interesting journey.

Solo: Only One is a gorgeous ballad by bassist Bill Lee, who performed frequently in Chicago in the fifties with pianist Chris Anderson, on whose album I first heard this piece. Cherokee was frequently selected at a breakneck tempo at jam sessions back then when new players stepped up to the bandstand. Limburger Pie and Beeswax Crust occurred to me as the title for my composition that moves through different feelings, times, and textures. I have no idea what it means.

Duo: Drummer-percussionist George Marsh and I have been making music together since the late sixties, and beginning in 2013 have frequently met in my studio to record electro-acoustic spontaneous compositions.

Trio: Buster Williams, Matt Wilson, and I began working as a trio in 2001, and the music has continued to evolve despite infrequent performances due to their busy touring schedules and the demands of my psychiatric practice and teaching. The selections here are from the same 2019 gig at Mezzrow Jazz Club in NYC that produced my Sunnyside 2020 album, “Live At Mezzrow.”