There have been a few album length reappraisals of the work of the late Mary Lou Williams in recent years, but this terrific set from the Manchester UK based pairing of pianist Adam Fairhall and drummer Johnny Hunter manages to be both one of the most traditional and the most adventurous..... Fairhall enhances the period feel by his use of upright piano, while Hunter's restricts himself solely to snare drum. However that decision in no way limiting his expressiveness, as can be heard from his tappy, scratchy improv textures on an otherwise stealthy interpretation of "Nicole". The joyous renditions of Williams' material are clearly full of affection, even as the pair deconstruct, fragment and even totally abandon them. Ultimately, the merry confluence of jaunty swinging grooves and spirited digressions into the weeds enriches both.