The German pianist Sebastian Weiss presents his debut album in a trio affair, Polaroid Memory. All ten of the pieces are Weiss originals and each one manages to travel the road less taken. From the start, Weiss and his cohorts offer a fresh perspective on the piano trio format. Unusual for players of this age, Weiss, bassist Bob Bowen, and drummer Dan Weiss never engage in showy displays of technique just for the sake of thrills, instead they let the creative process develop naturally along the lines of the chart at hand. Fresh and ambitious, Polaroid Memory is well worth a listen.
Sebastian Weiss (piano),
Bob Bowen III (bass),
Dan Weiss (drums)
10 tr.
All compositions by Sebastian Weiss
Recorded in Brooklyn, New York, October 1999