''Above All'' is a studio album by pianist

Jonny King Jonny King (Jonathan Z. King, born 2 February 1965, New York City, New York) is an American jazz pianist, attorney, fisherman and writer. Raised in New York City, King graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School and works as an int ...

which was recorded in 2010 and released on the Sunnyside label in 2012.Sunnyside Records Catalog: album details
accessed December 13, 2018

Reception

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reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "''Above All'' features him with a veteran rhythm section consisting of bassist Ed Howard and drummer Victor Lewis, with whom he has worked extensively. In his liner notes, King credits his bandmates with contributing suggestions that fine-tuned approaches to his originals, which explains why everything comes together so well ... Recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Jonny King # "The Merry-Go-Round" – 4:42 # "Above All" – 6:08 # "The Wedding Song" – 7:29 # "Lullaby for Cecelia" – 4:29 # "Spindrift" – 4:40 # "Neither Here Nor There" – 5:46 # "Catharsis" – 7:29 # "Like It Is" – 4:29 # "The Shrinkster" – 5:26 # "The Silver Lining" – 5:53 # "Espionage" – 5:20

Personnel

Performance *

– piano *Ed Howard – bass *

Victor Lewis Victor Lewis (born May 20, 1950) is an American jazz drummer, composer, and educator. Early life Victor Lewis was born on May 20, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Richard Lewis, who played saxophone and mother, Camille, a pianist-vocalist ...

– drums Production *Don Sickler, Jonny King – producer *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

– engineer

References

{{Authority control Jonny King albums 2012 albums Sunnyside Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio