LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring John Hart

Love Is is guitarist John
Hart’s sixth trio recording for
SteepleChase records. For this recording
producer Nils Winther wanted to mix things up
for John and suggested keeping the trio format, but with a
different instrumentation. This recording finds John playing with
bassist Carlo DeRosa and cornetist Kirk
Knufke. Carlo is a long-time collaborator, but the short
rehearsal prior to the recording was the first time that Kirk and
John had met, let alone played together. The result is a
gratifying session of standards and originals demonstrating the
artistry of seasoned professionals. For the jazz student,
professor Hart offers a detailed analysis of Giant
Steps toward the end of the podcast.