(re)Conception

Helen Sung’s (re)Conception on SteepleChase captures the pianist in intimate trio settings, her touch precise and harmonically adventurous across standards and originals. Recorded in the label’s signature close-miked aesthetic, Sung’s voicings prioritize clarity and space—each chord a deliberate statement rather than ornamental flourish. The SteepleChase catalog has long championed this kind of unadorned jazz piano, and Sung’s approach sits comfortably in that lineage of straightforward, intellectually rigorous expression.