WeiSheng Lin

WeiSheng Lin: Gone with the Wind

by Donald Elfman
November 11, 2006

What a lovely, unpretentious jazz album this is! Gone with the Wind gathers a true fusion of Eastern and Western players, and yet there's nothing about the playing or tunes that drags that in the open. It features a beautiful handful of jazz standards, an original by the leader, and an arrangement of a Chinese pop tune!

The album opens with a gorgeous trio take on the title track, which shows how well these three players work together: the tasteful ...