Composers: Gershwin, Patrick Harlin, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Michael Daugherty, William Bolcom et al
Performers: Haerim Elizabeth Lee v, Alex Brown p
Catalogue Number: Innova INNOVA014

This album by New York-based, Korean violinist Haerim Elizabeth Lee and jazz pianist Alex Brown has plenty going for it. Consisting mostly of arrangements of Gershwin, it uses the composer’s original Steinway (sounding authentically 1930s). On top of that, the duo includes Gershwin-inspired works by contemporary composers Patrick Harlin, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Michael Daugherty and William Bolcom. The latter’s rag Graceful Ghost is particularly welcome, although it references an older form of...