"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

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