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Ambivalence and shadowplay suffuse this intriguing album by Seattle-based piano guru Anschell. Jeff Coffin's querulous soprano saxophone launches the medium-tempo title track, one of the most conversational on this engaging CD. The soloists vary, but the qualities of surprise and confidence always figure here. In addition to originals spanning the piquant "Heisenberg's Fugue State" and "39F," a tricky exercise verging on pop, Anschell delivers a liberated interpretation of Thelonious Monk's "Misterioso," a "For No One" that shows how wonderfully malleable Beatles melodies can be, and a magisterial solo rendition of Duke Ellington's "Reflections in D."