For the first Criss Cross release under his own name, the remarkable Venezuelan-born, New York-based pianist Luis Perdomo has chosen to interact with an immensely talented pair of longtime friends - bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Eric McPherson - in a programme that includes eight well-crafted originals, two compositions sourced from the Broadway stage and a particularly memorable Bud Powell tune. With this album Perdomo demonstrates his mastery not only on Latin-tinged material but also on straightahead jazz that is, by turns, rhapsodic, gently propulsive and downright boppish. Luis has previously been heard on Brian Lynch's Criss Cross album Conclave (CRISS1271CD).