One Hopeful Day

Pianist Mark Soskin's quartet on this album includes Chris Potter, recognized as possibly the leading saxophonist of his generation through his own records and his work with Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Steely Dan and Paul Motian; bassist John Patitucci, whose thick, rubbery sound may be one of the only that can stand up to Soskin's jabbing left hand and has also buoyed the likes of B.B. King, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Stan Getz; and the remarkably intuitive Bill Stewart, longtime drummer for John Scofield, who has also worked with Maceo Parker, Joe Lovano and Dave Holland. Tracks include Thelonious Monk's "Bemsha Swing," Chick Corea's "Innerspace" and the Rodgers and Hart standard "It's Easy to Remember."