Ken Hatfield Trio Review of "The Surrealist Table" @ iTunes By: Robert Silverstein veritable Picasso of the jazz guitar world, NYC-based guitarist Ken Hatfield released his fifth solo album as a leader in February of 2004. Supported by the keen rhythm section of Jeff Hirshfield (drums) and Hans Glawischnig (bass), Hatfield's unique approach to playing jazz on the nylon string guitar tastefully breathes new life into a range of exalted guitar influences, achieving some sublime and highly listenable results. Influenced early on in his career by fretboard legends such as Charlie Byrd, Wes Montgomery and Ralph Towner, Hatfield grew up with a love of the blues and-combining a flair for jazz, Brazilian bossa nova rhythms and even ragtime-he comes full circle on The Surrealist Table. In the spirit of the guitar greats who influenced him, you could continually listen to Hatfield play and come away with fresh impressions over and again. Hatffield's worked with many jazz greats over the years-including Charlie Byrd, drummer Chico Hamilton and B-3 masters Jimmy McGriff and Jack McDuff, and that depth of experience and ardent commitment to bring the guitar into the now, makes The Surrealist Table an album to devour deeply. © Robert Silverstein / MusicWeb Express 3000 The Chimera The Surrealist Table A Demain Iphigeneia Mixed Motion Castalia