Appropriately titled "The Magic Time"
darcy@wechsler.com | New York, NY | 08/11/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Buddy's classical training mainifests itself in his unusual use of cords.His smoky voice is unusually capable of "reading" a lyric. The choice of material is superb. My favorites are Sondheim's "Pretty Women", Richard Rodney Bennet's "The Magic Time" and the definitive version of "Green Dolphin Street". His interpretation of his own song "Welcome Back Again" is heartfelt. This song should have a place in the Great American Songbook.He is a master pianist with enormous facility and an outstanding interpreter of song."