|
"Larry Ham uses a vamp to set up and add excitement to a very swinging solo on the revised harmonic structure of the song." -Dr. Billy Taylor
"Pianist Larry Ham is a master...in the legacy of Hank Jones and Jimmy Rowles." - Nat Hentoff
"He glides over the keys with every note, even those in a grace note turn, articulated cleanly. His graceful single note lines seek out and find catchy melodic figures implied in the chords. When applied to 'Easy Living,' a ballad he clearly knows intimately and with great affection, his playing is masterful as he strokes its melodic contours." -David Dupont-Cadence Jazz Magazine
"Ham is particularly good at reharmonising tunes, subtly shifting their harmonic centre of gravity in ways that are both playful and instructive." -Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb International
"Pianist Larry Ham is one of the best-kept secrets on the New York jazz scene. He is a terrific accompanist, and a wonderfully creative soloist." -Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz
"Ham is a versatile player capable of effortless sounding bebop lines and emotionally acute ballad interpretations. He plays with a touch that is evidence of a significant classical background while having the jazz ears and lack of ego to mesh beautifully with May and Locke." -Mike Neely, All About Jazz
"There was no letup in the resilient beat of Earl May, pianist Larry Ham and drummer Eddie Locke. - Ira Gitler, Jazz Times
"Pianist Larry Ham-he’s worth investigating." - The New Yorker
"Pianist Larry Ham often contrasted light, ringing ideas from the right hand with denser, heartier thoughts from the left. It all had a song-like quality." "Ham’s ‘Under African Skies’ had the flavor of a Duke Ellington song. His improvisation found one line unfurling, then another. It was a pleasure to see where he took his thoughts." - Zan Stewart, Newark Star-Ledger
"Larry Ham is a master accompanist." -Winthrop Bedford, JazzImprov Magazine
"…a series of quartet arrangements nicely underpinned by pianist Larry Ham." - Mike Joyce, The Washington Post
"Larry Ham has that delightful ability to surprise the listener, keeping you constantly listening for what comes next." - Charlie Selvard, The Marlboro Enterprise
|