Piano-vocal duets tell much of the heart of each participant. This one by singer Petra van Nuis with Dennis Luxion is a rich collection of heartfelt stories. Van Nuis has a vocal tone that is has a dash of late era Billie Holiday, along with an almost poetic timing to enunciation of lyrics. Luxion is able to give rich stride tones with a dash of swing as on the bouncy “Moonlight Saving Time” or bop along to “No Moon At All” while giving elegant intros and support to the sweet “Night People.” Van Nuis can be coy and cozy as on “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” but prefers to be intimate and conversant, drawing you into “Street of Dreams” or glimmering like a candle on “You And The Night And The Music.” The two parlay well, listening intently to one another; van Nuis’ sandied voice patiently producing moods via nuance and lyric with Luxion adding the final brush strokes. Pas de deux with song.