For sheer craft and deft execution look no further than this treatment of Herbie Hancock's 'Textures' from 1980's Mr Hands on guitarist Romain Pilon's elegant new standards-packed Falling Grace album which is out in early-March. Pilon has a fine trio here with Yoni Zelnik on double bass and Jeff Ballard on drums. Ballard provides a rugged direction to the otherwise gentle trajectory of the piece that Pilon does so much to illuminate by his skilful soloing.
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