Gene Bertoncini, guitar, with Akira Tana, drums and Rufus Reid, bass

Gene is a very accomplished musician, and it is a joy to listen to this CD. He starts off on solo guitar with "Edelweiss," playing in a gentle and tender manner. The guitarist segues into a beautiful introduction to "The Shadow of Your Smile," and plays the head once again on solo guitar. Finally, the rhythm section enters. Rufus Reid bows the melody of the intro in a contemplative manner, and after 8 bars Akira Tana kicks the tune into tempo. Reid drops the bow and plays with his usual finesse. The three of them continue to have delightful conversations throughout Gene's CD. The remaining standards on the album are "Girl Talk," "Two for the Road," "Gone with the Wind," "'Round Midnight," "The Summer Knows/What are You Doing the Rest of your Life," "Stella by Starlight," "Emily," and "Invitation."

— Lucy Galliher, Jazz Now, October 2004
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