Cyrus Chestnut

This nearly perfect piano trio set by Cyrus Chestnut, captured at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in New York, is his first live recording date. It retains all of the feeling and power of his thrilling live performances but also benefits from Smoke’s Steinway B that Cyrus claims is the best piano in the city. “It’s just my ticket.

We connect. It’s warm and it’s sharp at the same time with a lot of earth in it. I like clubs like the Jazz Standard or Smoke, where you can sit down at the piano and get down-home, because that’s the kind of audience they attract.”.

PERSONNEL:

CYRUS CHESTNUT, piano
CURTIS LUNDY, bass
VICTOR LEWIS, drums

Recorded live at Smoke Jazz Club, November 22 & 23, 2013

TRACKS:

01. Two Heartbeats
02. Pocket Full of Blues
03. To Be Determined
04. Bag’s Groove
05. Hey, It’s Me You’re Talkin’ To
06. Chelsea Bridge
07. U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
08. I Wanted to Say
09. Giant Steps
10. Naima’s Love Song
11. The Theme