"Bringing his fluid, nimble, clean-toned playing to the job rather than copping a Monk-ish minimalist quirkiness, Bernstein's interpretations nonetheless show his deep respect for the music at hand, and his solos bask in the particular language of each tune. In fact, Bernstein is on a mission of rescuing Monk's songbook from predictability. Peter Bernstein's second CD as a leader reunites him with pianist Brad Mehldau and once again features him in a quartet. However, both Bernstein and Mehldau had grown quite a bit as soloists during the previous two years (the pianist really tears into ""Nobody Else but Me"") and this time they are joined by the virtuosic bassist Christian McBride and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. In addition, the songs (five Bernstein originals and four standards) are stronger and challenge the soloists to play at their best. Among the highlights are ""Jet Stream,"" ""Jive Coffee"" (Bernstein's sly revision of ""Tea for Two""), ""Will You Still Be Mine,"" and a tasteful ""My Ideal"" in addition to ""Nobody Else but Me."" An excellent effort. Scott Yanow "