by Scott YanowPlaying at Maybeck Recital Hall before a small but attentive crowd seems to bring out the best in many pianists. Stanley Cowell performs a well-planned program of 14 selections on this 1990 CD. On a two-minute Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, Cowell runs through all twelve keys. He pays tribute to the stride-piano tradition on Stompin' at the Savoy, explores some bop, Latin-jazz (a transformed Autumn Leaves) and post bop music, plays Jitterbug Waltz in the style of Art Tatum, inteprets Stella by Starlight in 5\u002F4 time and performs J.J. Johnson's Lament with just his left hand. A very interesting recital.