In the Wee Hours

The Bay Area guitarist George Cotsirilos bring his nylon string acoustic guitar to these intimate songs that are both originals and covers which incorporate jazz and classical ideas.

"A Nameless Poet" starts the listen with Cotsirilos' rich and meticulous playing that's heartfelt and tonally inviting, and "Come Sunday" follows with plenty of melodic gestures in between the warm strumming.

"Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me" arrives in the middle and enlists complicated progressions that are heartfelt and playful, while "Like Someone In Love" is indeed romantic but not without some upbeat and frisky flavor.

Close to the end, "The Night We Called It A Day" is strong on mood amid the rich guitar playing and graceful demeanor, and "This Is All I Ask" exits with a radiant and pretty delivery of complicated but easily accessible finger acrobatics.

An album of much depth, Cotsirilos' attentiveness to timing and harmonies draws us in from beginning to end with his unparalleled nylon string guitar prowess.