Early last month, pianist Bob Schlesinger released his debut album as a band leader, Falling From Earth.  Spanning 11 tracks, the 79-minute record is a mostly successful first outing for Schlesinger and his fellow musicians.  If any one thing can be noted to the negative about the album, it is that like far too many jazz (and instrumental albums) there is no real background on the inspiration behind the compositions.  That is not enough to doom the album, though.  Knowing this, the album’s production rounds out its most important elements.  Each item noted plays its own important part to the whole of the presentation.  All things considered they make Falling From Earth a record that modern jazz fans will find worth hearing at least once.

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