This is the second CD by Achim Kaufmann for Leo Records – his first was “Double Exposure” (LEO #289) featuring his quartet with American saxophonist Michael Moor. The music of the quartet was called “the finest forward-thinking chamber jazz coming out of Europe today.” the solo CD “Knives” is altogether different – it’s a result of many years of investigation of the piano. There are 20 pieces on this CD, and in Achim’s words “they are different types of knives, different shapes.”