Keyboardist Chris Nordman has built a career as a sideman for the likes of Mel Torme, Della Reese and The Four Freshman, but he shows his soulful allegiances to his gigs with The Coasters, Drifters and Platters on this fun and infectious trio session with Joe Adcock/dr and Ward Dumigan/b. He mixes piano and keyboards together on some Motown style hits like a hip “Sunny” and Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” while vintage Blue Note bop is greased up on ‘The Preacher”, Watermelon and “Blue Bossa”. The team sets a rich groove on a pair of soul jazzers, Eddie Harris’ Cold Duck Time” and Cannonball Adderley’s “Mercy, Mercy Mercy” and shows his trad feel with “Things Ain’t What They Used To BE” and “Summertime”. Every tune is a toe tapper and will keep you keepin’ on.