If you love beautifully played jazz piano, DiCamillo will take care of you. Her elegiac, tempered, romantic notions are the expression of the gentlest of souls. Yet she is able to play more upbeat material equally well. The unique drumming of Joe Corsello and excellent bass work of Rick Petrone provide supple and strong support for all of DiCamillo's inclinations. Of the nine tunes here, three are the more excitable ones. By Myself starts slow, then percolates into an extroverted swing, trading fours at the end of the bridge. A Chick Corea-like melodicism is extant during That Old Feelin' with a heightened sense of the dramatic. The spirited Samba de Orfeo is also taken at a more urgent speed. There's another Brazilian piece, Luiz Bonfá's Gentle Rain, as much a signature piece for DiCamillo's soul as any of these pieces. She plays melody slightly behind the bar lines, with Corsello's drums shading instead of playing straight time. This composition, as well as several others, shows the drummer's sensitivity and originality. He's not content to play straight 4/4, but instead accents with stick work on cymbals, as if he is caressing DiCamillo's melodies. He takes chances, as on the title track before and while trading fours; he's quite an illuminating type of jazz drummer. Petrone gets ample space, cleanly and tastefully soloing on That Old Feelin', and joining in startling unison with the pianist on the ballad If You Could See Me Now. They wittily and deftly trade melodic shards for Thelonious Monk's Well, You Needn't, and cooperatively embellish the emerging standard of Tom Harrell's Sail Away, another signpost for DiCamillo's soft-spot sound, and a melody perfectly suited for her muse. The CD contains 49 minutes of crafted, thought out, and rehearsed music, yet spontaneity is ever present as well. DiCamillo is a musician who deserves greater national attention, and this recording is easily recommended. ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi

1		Love Letters
2		Gentle Rain
3		By Myself
4		If You Could See Me Now
5		Well, You Needn't
6		Sail Away
7		That Old Feelin'
8		Namely You
9		Samba de Orfeo

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