"Artfully Vol. I" stems from previous work by Bill Charlap (piano), Stephen Keogh (drums) and Mark Hodgson (double bass), as The European Jazz Piano Trio.
Vol.I is the first part of the reissue of this album, which included a selection of the training recordings at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London, which they worked on in 2011.
Scott Hamilton, in charge of the official review of the album, describes them as “the kind of trio that one often dreams of encountering. They play with a great and wide sense of swing, and they are excellent soloists. It is a pleasure to listen to these musicians and write about their performances ”.
The selection includes tracks by excellent musicians / composers (including Charlap himself) and a couple of standards.