Standards + Plus (1997)

About this title: After 3 albums each for the Dutch Criss Cross label and the Italian Red label, this is Maryland born alto player Jim Snidero's first recording for a domestic label. It is also Snidero's first album where standards predominate and where he didn't compose any of the tunes. When asked what prompted him to take this route, he said "There was no real reason. It was simply something I had never done and wanted to do." Snidero's boppish style comes through the strongest on "You and the Night and the Music" and "Without a Song." But he shows that he can "play pretty" on tunes like "Long Ago and Far ... read more

Tracks:

1. You and the Night and the Music [Dietz/Schwartz]
2. Long Ago (And Far Away) [Gershwin/Kern]
3. 'Round Midnight [Hanighen/Monk/Willi]
4. Twilight Waltz [Walton]
5. Along Came Betty [Golson]
6. You're My Everything [Dixon/Warren/Young]
7. Bluesville [Kyner]
8. What's New? [Burke/Haggart]
9. Without a Song [Eliscu/Rose/Youmans]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.