Blood Ballad

The fourth CD by Pandelis on Leo Records, this time with his trio: Nate McBride on bass and Randy Peterson on drums. A key figure in Boston's under-40 generation of adventurous improvisers, pianist Pandelis Karayorgis displayed a novel renovation of concepts developed by Lennie Tristano and Thelonius Monk. Some music on this CD, however, was written with Billy Strayhorn and his music in mind, one piece is a tribute to Duke Ellington on hundredth anniversary of his birth. "Be warned, this music doesn't reveal all its secrets on first hearing." (Art Lange)