Pianist Yaniv Taubenhouse leads a classy trio with bassist Rick Rosato and drummer Jerad Lippi through a mix of standards and originals. Even his covers are quite clever, having fun on a whimsical and clever read of Thelonious Monk’s “Boo Boo’s Birthday”, going dark with Lippi’s high hat and Rosato’s lead on “Star Eyes” and giving a hint of Vince Guaraldi on a hip take of “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To”. His touch has a dash of classical to it, as on the graceful and pretty “Blue Forest”, and he does a nice ballet work with Lippi on “Prayer”. The unit itself works well, changing dynamics and grooves on “Rush Hour Traffic” and going urgent as they scramble around “Roads”. Nice interplay and soloing.