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4.5
I'm lucky enough to have heard this CD when it was originally recorded. At long last it's available... Here's the New York Times review:November 14, 2008 by Nate ChinenModern-jazz piano trio playing doesn't get a whole lot better than on "Home Row" (Pirouet), by the pianist Bill Carrothers. Recorded in 1992 and subsequently shelved -- Mr. Carrothers, who lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, hasn't had the luckiest or most aggressive career -- the album deserves consideration as a new product, especially since some of its more vibrant songs are originals. "Hope Song," a darkly reflective ballad, fits into that category, and so does "A Squirrel's Tale," which takes a brighter and busier path. On those songs and a handful of well-selected others, Mr. Carrothers finds a strong chemistry with the bassist Gary Peacock and the drummer Bill Stewart, both of whom play directly to their strengths.