Just picked this up off the wire.  Scott Yanow, esteemed jazz critic for AllAboutJazz and Jazz Times has reviewed Hal Weary's recently-issued CD.  Here's what he says."Hal Weary is a pianist who is making his recording debut on this CD. His early roots are in gospel music, he earned degrees from San Jose State University and William Paterson University, and he has developed a well-rounded modern mainstream style of his own that is already quite mature and personal. On A Rendezvous With Deja Vu, there are moments where Weary sounds a bit like Erroll Garner (part of “Tenderly”), Sir Roland Hanna, Oscar Peterson and Horace Silver (purposely on “Hangin' With Horace”) but he also displays his own voice. Also quite excellent are Stantawn Kendrick on alto, tenor, soprano and flute, trumpeter Kenyatta Beasley (influenced by Lee Morgan), bassist Gregory Williams and drummer Jerome Jennings. The music overall is modern hard bop with the highlights including the well-conceived Horace Silver tribute “Hangin' With Horace,” a double time “Tenderly,” a tribute to James Williams (“I Remember James”), and “One For Big Bro” which begins with a heartfelt poem recited by Hal Weary to his late brother before it becomes an original soulful instrumental. A Rendezvous With Deja Vu is highly recommended and available from www.halweary.com."Come and hear Hal on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 PM at The Seasons.