Some records are familiar the first time you hear them—they seem to insinuate themselves into the spaces in your soul, as though returning to a place that had been haunted by their absence.  None but then Lonely Heart  is one of those records.

Chris Anderson is one of the unsung heroes of modern jazz piano. A revered figure among musicians, largely for his role as mentor to a young Herbie Hancock, Anderson has long been hindered by illness from aggressively pursuing his rightful place in the jazz limelight

New York-based pianist Chris Anderson is willing to take chances with the most beloved compositions of Ellington and Strayhorn

New York Times   By PETER WATROUS   Published: May 1, 1993

It takes a minute or two to understand the pianist Chris Anderson's playing. Mr. Anderson has made a career out of the elliptical.

None but the Lonely Heart is a harmonic convergence, of sorts, between Anderson and bassist Charlie Haden (who is similarly recognized for a distinctive, harmonically driven approach that eschews “chops” and flash).

Pianist Chris Anderson is the most unsung hero in jazz, a musicians’s musician and cause célèbre who’s flown beneath the radar of major jazz institutions for decades. And there’s no easy explanation as to why. In truth, the 7—year-old Anderson’s career—