Few Jazz pianist could honestly claim to be more eclectic then that late Jaki Byard. Depending on the mood he was in, the Bostonian could acknowledge anyone from Dave Brubeck to James P Johnson to Cecil Taylor. Byard wasn't afraid to take chances and his open-mindedness served him well. The pianist's eclectic nature is impossible to miss on SUNSHINE OF MY SOUL. Unaccompanied, Byard takes u on a roller-coaster ride through his incredibly diffuse imagination and creativity and has unbridled fun with his voluminous knowledge of pianists and piano styles.