In this carefully selected series of lovely and obscure ballads, Jay Corre exhibits his growth, maturity and virtuosity as a jazz artist. Jay reveals his love and mastery of the ballad idiom in this set and rightfully reaches a plateau equal to that of other jazz masters who have preceeded him, but whohave enjoyed greater exposure and publicity. With this lovely performance, Jay Corre justly takes his niche alongside the greats.

When I mentioned how impressed I was with the fact that he was so careful and sparing in his embelishmentsof these lovely ballads, Jay stated that is why he researched long and hard and to be so selective in his choice of materials so that his portrayal would not over shadow these beautiful and obscure songs, but enhance them with tone and substance, rather than merely a show of technique for self gratification. It is my belief that Jay Corre accomplished his mission thoroughly, allowing the listener to come away with the feeling of having been exposed to a musician who approaches his music with love and a nurturing respect for the composer's theme

STEVE PERLOW