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- Artist: Sergio Salvatore with John Patitucci and Peter Erskine
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- Release Date: 1996
- Total Time: 62:35
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Signed by GRP at a tender age in the early 1990s, young pianist Sergio Salvatore looked like he had a promising career ahead of him. Moving over to Concord for his third CD as a leader, he completed work on this trio date with bassist John Patitucci and drummer Peter Erskine a few weeks prior to celebrating his fifteenth birthday. He literally wails through a smoldering interpretation of the standard "What Is This Thing Called Love" and provides a nice solo spotlight for his drummer, offers a jaunty, inventive arrangement of Henry Mancini's "The Pink Panther" and a stunning pastoral setting of Rodgers & Hart's "Isn't It Romantic." Most of the album is devoted to originals written either by the pianist or his father and mentor, Luciano Salvatore; all of them are worth hearing. Always a Beginning remains his most impressive outing, and it has been far too long since Sergio Salvatore recorded a follow-up, aside from his 1997 CD for N2K. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Always a Beginning | Sergio Salvatore | (5:25) | |
| Revolving Door | Sergio Salvatore | Sergio Salvatore | (6:18) |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | Cole Porter | Sergio Salvatore | (3:50) |
| Moon River | Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer | Sergio Salvatore | (6:33) |
| Darn That Dream | Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen | Sergio Salvatore | (3:52) |
| Lullaby in Time | Sergio Salvatore | Sergio Salvatore | (5:30) |
| The Pink Panther Theme | Henry Mancini | Sergio Salvatore | (4:36) |
| Waltz | Sergio Salvatore | Sergio Salvatore | (5:12) |
| Isn't It Romantic? | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Sergio Salvatore | (8:49) |
| After All | Sergio Salvatore | (6:20) | |
| A Note to Henry | Sergio Salvatore | Sergio Salvatore | (6:10) |
