The Illumination

The Illumination expresses the many facets of Suzanna's jazz piano playing. From the lyrical melodies in both I Hear a Rhapsody and I Loves You, Porgy, to the dance of the alto sax and piano on the original composition For the Music, to the original and harmonically modern Dark Eyes, Suzanna expresses her melodic and harmonic expertise. In You Stepped Out of a Dream and Seascape II, overtones of the avant-garde begin to emerge. The jewel of the recording is a Hungarian Folk Song arranged in a jazz orchestral setting, ending with a heart-felt piano improvisation on the theme.