A key aspect to Kenny Barron's genius is his ability to thrive in nearly any jazz context. His clear tone and finely etched solos easily adapt to loping Brazilian rhythms (“Triste”) and transform Bach into soft, Latin-kissed ballads (“Oboe Concerto in A Major, 2nd Movement, BWV 1055”). Even Dizzy Gillespie's edgy “November Afternoon” finds the young pianist effortlessly taking on the bop great's dark, urgent sound.