Yet another unmissable release from Marc-André Hamelin. From the easy-going elegance of "Tabby Cat Walk" to the high spirits of "Eubie’s Luckey Day" (and the altogether wilder antics of "Brass Knuckles"), William Bolcom’s lifelong and affectionate homage to—and continuation of—this archetypal American genre is a guaranteed winner.

"Bolcom's music has always revolved around works for the instrument on which he still performs as a soloist and accompanist"