Product Description

Pianist / cellist / composer Jim Holton augments his basic quartet (featuring Jon Thompson, tenor sax; Mike Boone on bass and drummer Jimmy Coleman) with Byron Landham, Craig McIver or Pete Vinson (drums), Ron Jennings (guitar), Marlon Simon, Rich Posmontier, or Tino Serrano (percussion), Cindy LeBlanc (flute), Tyrone Brown (bass), John Swana (E.V.I.), Joe McDonough (trombone), Jeannie Brooks (vocals), and many more musical surprises for this retrospective debut project.

Review

On his debut recording, pianist Jim Holton creates a contemporary sound that doesn't pander. The set, produced by the session's bassist, Mike Boone, is a suave swing through Holton's original compositions in a variety of settings.
Prayer for Healing, written with bassist Tyrone Brown, is a Latin-tinged beauty, while the title track features some elegant blowing from tenor saxophonist Jon Thompson, trombonist Joe McDonough, and trumpeter John Swana.
The session('s) sophisticated sounds elicit pleasure.
--- Philadelphia Inquirer