L.a. Session

Never before has Paul Kuhn sounded like this. Easy-going, relaxed, smart and full of surprises, he responds to the two swing luminaries and deploys all his skills and dexterities. 'Working with Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton was a wonderful experience,' he says. 'Hamilton is an unbelievable drummer with a magic capacity for dynamics. And Clayton has a really elegant style, he could also be a good cello player.' All this sums up a sublime session, full of colors with Kuhn's original compositions, 'Almost The Blues', 'Griff' and 'My World Of Music', dedicated to the late tenor saxophonist, Johnny Griffin, as well as thirteen tasteful standards, played with much blood, sweat and tears. The repertoire ranges from the juvenile up-tempo track 'Close Your Eyes' by Ray Noble and the soulful 'You've Changed', made famous by Nat King Cole, to the soaring 'On A Clear Day', penned by Burton Lane. Kuhn, Hamilton and Clayton transform the otherwise frisky 1925 ballroom gem 'Dinah' and 'My Heart S