Harry Connick, Jr.'s first Columbia album features him mostly playing stride piano solos in a style heavily influenced by
Thelonious Monk. Bassist
Ron Carter drops by for a duet on his own "Little Waltz" while "E" finds Connick welcoming bassist
Reginald Veal and drummer
Herman Riley. The instrumental set is generally colorful even if Connick's timing was not too steady at this point. Standards alternate with forgotten originals with the highlights being "On the Sunny Side of the Street," "I Mean You" and "On Green Dolphin Street."
