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Flanagan maneuvers through the melody, but brings a personal, at times contemplative aura to the jazz technicality.

Flanagan (known as Ella Fitzgerald’s longtime accompanist) lends his cosmopolitan touch to the Ellington/Strayhorn title “Something To Live For” The piano style is sophisticated, but with artistic shadings that distill the optimistic eloquence. Here there are a duo of solo performances from a 1982 concert at Keystone Corner by Tommy Flanagan and Jake Byard ( The Magic Of 2). Resonance has managed to unearth vital unreleased jazz. Andreas Oberg is equally incandescent on guitar. Petrescu channels the unbridled passion of Peterson with up tempo right hand notation and gritty chords. Back to modern Resonance history, Marian Petrescu (and quartet) percolate on Oscar Peterson’s “Cakewalk” from Thrivin’ – Live At Jazz Standard. There are several trademark Evans licks that are reminiscent of his early 60’s live recordings. Recorded in 1969 ( Evans In England), the pianists eases into the flow in a steady, relaxed manner. Switching to a “lost” recording, Bill Evans (with trio) reinvents the torch song, “Come Rain Or Come Shine” into a toe-tapping groove fest. His rapport with tempo and fellow musicians is stellar.

Vega percolates with soulful feeling and vampy licks. On “You Never Tell Me Anything!” (from Spiritual Nature), he is anchored by Christian McBride (double bass) and Lewis Nash (drums). Another pianist who debut came on Resonance is Venezuelan Donald Vega. Maroni’s muscular piano style utilizes cascading flourishes and winds down at the finish. The relentless tempo is sustained by Marco Panascia on bass and Peter Erskine on drums. From the Live In Hollywood Resonance debut album (also the opening track), Maroni’s furious, percussive piano runs are scintillating. Italian pianist Dado Maroni gets things off to a rousing start on “Ghanian Village”. Most of the material is represented by artists recording directly for Resonance. Jazz Piano Panorama: The Best Of Piano Jazz On Resonance is as advertised, a dynamic assortment of piano virtuosity. Gene Harris John Beasley Gene Harris Jaki Byard Mike Garson Tamir Hendelman) (Featuring Dado Maroni Donald Vega Bill Evans Marian Petrescu Tommy Flanagan The Three Sounds feat.

Jazz Piano Panorama: The Best Of Piano Jazz on Resonance – Resonance Records HCD-2041, 75:01 ****1/2: