March 1997

Ben Tucker
Savannah Presents Jazz
Dolphin

By Sunsh Stein

This trio date features bassist Ben Tucker, along with pianist John Colaianni and drummer Teddy Lindner, giving straight-ahead lively deliveries of standards and originals. They break no new ground here but provide spirited renditions of old warhorses like "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Yesterdays," and give a sensitive reading of "Stella by Starlight."-Sunsh Stein