Walk the Bike, the newest recording by New York artist Richard Bliwas, is an interesting brew of styles.  Bliwas, who is a multi-talented piano virtuoso, has assembled a crack team of musicians for this album.  Containing 24 tracks, the expertly recorded Walk the Bike offers styles that range from Billy Joel piano ballads to Miles Davis inspired jazz instrumentals.

If it's possible for an album to sound like a city, then Walk the Bike sounds like New York.  Not the noisy, taxi cab traffic jam New York, but the quiet back-streets where jazz musicians assemble to create magic.

Stand out tracks include the gorgeous piano ballads "Projector" and "Grocery Store," the Buddy Hollyish "Moroccan Roll," and "Coffee," with its snazzy keyboard work.

Walk the Bike is adventurous, as demonstrated by the abundance of little 50 second morsels of jazzy melody.  Bliwas has no shortage of ideas, so rather than creating an album of only 12 great songs, he throws every idea at us while keeping the songs short and sweet.

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