Henry Butler PiaNOLA Live

4 stars out of 5 -- "Everything this New Orleans piano master sings and plays while seated on his stool...tells of a hyperactive musical mind directing lightning fingers and a thunderous foot."
"Rhythmically fitful and harmonically tweaked, the solo performances are inspired by everything from early jazz and show tunes to vintage country ballads, seminal New Orleans R&B...[and] a Stax classic..."
"[His music] remains thoroughly entrenched in the traditions of the Crescent City....Butler pays homage to his former teacher and mentor, Alvin Batiste, concluding the CD with a masterful rendition of Batiste's 'North American Idiosyncrasies.'"
"Butler introduces 'Dock Of The Bay' with a jaw-dropping demonstration of Cecil Taylor-like free improvisation....This set is a striking, often spellbinding display of virtuosity and panache from one of our most gifted keyboard masters..."