Dave Stryker's style is firmly in the mainstream (that word again!) mode of Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall - his sound is so easy on the ear one might not notice the dry humor and the well-placed clipped-sounding phrases, not to mention the kind of restraint that can make you see in your mind's eye see each guitar string vibrating and hear it in your mind's ear, too.
Billy Hart, a veteran drummer at home with nearly any style, plays with such subtlety, economy, and unerring, empathetic swing, he should be given the Shelly Manne Drummer of the Year Award (if such an honor existed & I say it's about time for one) and bassist Jay Anderson is the rock-solid anchor for it all.
Latest Outlook is a rare pleasure, one that could be shared by jazz aficionados and the jazz neophyte alike.