Q - 3 Stars - Good - "...Early evidence that boy wonder Connick (aged 17) had more to offer than `new Sinatra' crooning...displayed geometric elegance on his own songs...while teaching old dogs new tricks with...outrageous bursts of harmonic chaotics..."
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Harry Connick, Jr.'s first Columbia album features him mostly playing stride piano solos in a style heavily influenced by Thelonious Monk. Bassist Ron Carter drops by for a duet on his own "Little Waltz" while "E" finds Connick welcoming bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Herman Riley. The instrumental set is generally colorful even if Connick's timing was not too steady at this point. Standards alternate with forgotten originals with the highlights being "On the Sunny Side of the Street," "I Mean You" and "On Green Dolphin Street." ~ Scott Yanow|
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