submitted on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 06:05 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo Similar media
Fire Down Below, from The Steve Elmer Trio, evokes personal memories of being an undergraduate in the early 1960s at Hofstra College on Long Island, N.Y. (soon to be Hofstra University). Pianist Elmer was one of the "jazz guys on campus," entertaining the student body while working towards his B.S.
Iit is quite evident that Elmer has stayed true to his muse, producing a fine example of piano trio jazz that is an exuberant and facile demonstration of his skills as a jazzman as well as those of bassist Hide Tanaka and drummer Shingo Okudaira...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: Michael P. Gladstone
