Evidence Of Things Unseen

The Piano Series

"...by far the best of the piano solo discs..." (source: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD)

"On this recording you get a chance to hear how much Pullen knows and what he knows about.  I find his range of emotional statements the key to his appeal.  He is a very lyrical player and one who has exceptional rhythmic drive.There is also a fine command of contrast, as what begins with a singing tenderness and delicacy will mount into exuberant flurries as the voicings become more and more dense,  then the graceful, almost soothing, relaxation will smooth away the agitation and resolve it all, something like the embrace a fighter will give his wife after a battle in which all that mattered was speed, power, and rhythm."   (from the CD liner notes by Stanley Crouch)