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| 1. | Nothin' But the Truth
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| 2. | Kristen
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| 3. | Monk's Hat
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| 4. | 'Round Midnight
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| 5. | Dog Days
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| 6. | Ugly Beauty
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| 7. | Stars Fell on Alabama
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Jazz / Bop, Post-Bop
Jessica Williams - Liner Notes, Piano
Bud Spangler - Drums
John Wiitala - Bass
* Herb Wong - Producer
* Jim Dean - Mixing
* Roger Seibel - Mastering
* Ron Davis - Engineer
* Zand Gee - Art Direction, Cover Art
By 1986 pianist Jessica Williams had largely developed her own style and sound. Influenced by Thelonious Monk but improvising with her own voice (and a rather phenominal technique), Williams performs four of her originals, the standard "Stars Fell on Alabama" and two Monk tunes ("Ugly Beauty" and "'Round Midnight"). Jessica Williams' witty and consistently surprising playing on the trio set with bassist John Wiitala and drummer Bud Spangler is quite memorable and enjoyable but, due to Black Hawk going out of business, this LP is currently a bit of a collector's item.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Jessica Williams
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Mar 17, 1948 in Baltimore, MD
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
Due to her being based in northern California, Jessica Williams is a bit underrated, but (on evidence of her sets for Jazz Focus and Hep) she is one of the top jazz pianists of today. Williams is a powerful virtuoso whose complete control of the keyboard, wit, solid sense of swing, and the influence of Thelonious Monk have combined to make her a particularly notable player. She started taking piano lessons when she was four and was gigging as a teenager. Williams took extensive classical lessons but also gigged with Philly Joe Jones in Philadelphia before moving to San Francisco in 1977. She was the house pianist at Keystone Korner for a time and made a few interesting recordings (some as Jessica Jennifer Williams) during the period, sometimes utilizing electronics. Although she appeared on Charlie Rouse's final record and gigged steadily, Williams was largely off record (outside of her own private Quanta label) until re-emerging in the late '80s as a brilliant solo acoustic player. She is a giant whose many dates for Jazz Focus (five of its first ten releases feature Williams) and Hep are consistently brilliant.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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