eJazzNews - "Hot Piano!" - CD Review May 2005

"Dark Town Strutter's Ball" is a case study in toe tapping rhythm as
Birnbaum struts jauntily through this tune, cocksure and confident.
Another fun-filled 2 minutes and thirty six seconds of pianistic
dexterity.

"Tiger Rag" There is no holding this tiger back as the fastest tune this
writer has ever heard is smoked across the keyboard.

Changing gears, Mark Birnbaum salutes Duke Ellington with
"Sophisticated Lady" and displays an Ellingtonian style which is a
complete departure from the aforementioned modus operandi. This song is soulfully rendered in Duke's svelte machinations.