Pianist and leader Tuomo Uusitalo delivers impressive mainstream sounds as he goes trio and quartet with Myles Sloniker/b, Itay Morchi/dr and saxist Chris Cheek. In the more Spartan format, he shows his bop chops on the standard “Bouncing With Bud” and the team snaps to “Between Things” while showing class with Morchi’s brushes on “Solitude.” Cheek’s tenor is rich and languid on the Monkish “Be Good Or Be Gone” and reflective for a melancholy “Altitude 5003 Ft.” A post bopping “Many Mornings” has Uusitalo flexing his muscles, while his solo “Poem No. 8” glistens. Even better is a rich duet with Cheek on a fun “Boo Boo’s Birthday.” Both traditional and original.