One Day It Will

In a practical execution of the action foreshadowed in its title, restrained use of orchestration on One Day It Will makes this album work. Hardly awash in strings, the pianist and his trio's pithy musicianship is instead accentuated with its lush surroundings, so much so that, while their improvisations might sound hemmed in, the lavish arrangements spur them on. In turn, no matter the length or tone of tracks such as "Time Lapse to Fall," "November Reveries" or "Snowy Day In Boston," the strings directly reflect the compositions as well as the core musicianship: it's every bit a unified seven piece ensemble. And in further evidence of the care taken in forging this creative fusion of both the trio and the string quartet, Green deserves multiple kudos in his roles as composer, pianist, bandleader and producer: all the efforts he describes in his liner notes coalesce in both concept and execution on this record.