Wisteria (Steve Kuhn album)

Wisteria is a jazz album by pianist Steve Kuhn and his trio, recorded is September 2011 and released on ECM in April the following year.

Wisteria
Studio album by Steve Kuhn
Released	April 20, 2012
Recorded	September 2011
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	67:21
Label	ECM ECM 2257
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Steve Kuhn chronology
I Will Wait for You: The Music of Michel Legrand (2010) Wisteria (2012) Break of Day (2014)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Guardian

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album four stars, stating "Steve Kuhn has excelled in many settings in a career spanning over five decades, but he is at his best leading a trio. Like many top pianists, Kuhn interacts with his musicians rather than relegating them exclusively to the role of accompanists... Highly recommended!"

Writing in The Guardian, John Fordham commented "It's straightish jazz, but in a class of its own."

In JazzTimes Lloyd Sachs enthused "The Brooklyn-born, Boston-schooled artist certainly has refined his style over the years, striking new balances between his inside and outside concepts. But if he has lost any of his creative edge, that isn’t evident on Wisteria, which even at its most lyrical has a bright and sometimes bursting immediacy."

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman called it "yet another milestone in Kuhn's discography."

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Kuhn, except where noted.

1. "Chalet" - 6:27
2. "Adagio" - 7:06
3. "Morning Dew" - 6:37
4. "Romance" (Dori Caymmi) - 4:28
5. "Permanent Wave" (Carla Bley) - 6:37
6. "A Likely Story" - 6:45
7. "Pastorale" - 6:15
8. "Wisteria" (Art Farmer) - 5:50
9. "Dark Glasses" (Swallow) - 5:53
10. "Promises Kept" - 5:33
11. "Good Lookin' Rookie" (Swallow) - 5:50

Personnel

• Steve Kuhn – piano
• Steve Swallow – bass guitar
• Joey Baron – drums