I first came across the Taiwanese-American pianist Jenny Lin in 2002 on a terrific Chinese-themed disc for BIS. Lin doesn’t do same-old-same-old (on disc at least) and it’s refreshing to hear a classical pianist embracing showbiz in the form of the Great American Songbook. She herself has commissioned a number of the 18 arrangements here.

There is little more toe-curling than the classical pianist who fancies him/herself as a jazzer but simply can’t swing. Lin has got the technique, taste and temperament in spades, while cleverly – since most of her choices are arrangements by classical pianists – retaining a classical poise. Not all are equally successful: Weissenberg’s take on Rodgers & Hart’s ‘Lover’ is overburdened (like Max Reger’s ridiculous note-heavy take on the ‘Blue Danube’), completely obliterating the song’s character, and in the title-track – sorry, I’d go for Art Tatum every time.

She gets close to matching Earl Wild’s wittily camp insouciance in ‘I got rhythm’ – and that’s saying something (Lin can certainly get around the keyboard). She can also be highly affecting (André Previn’s ‘Blue Moon’ and Marc-André Hamelin’s spare, mesmeric ‘Laura’). Steinway has provided a superbly voiced instrument and the sound recording is demonstration-class. Even the sniffiest of pianophiles will find all this hard to resist.