Music Review: 'Blessed Quietness'

On his first solo album Blessed Quietness, piano wunderkind Cyrus Chestnut attacks a collection of hymns, spirituals, and carols with subtle intensity. Offering a burnished sound that’s both vintage and contemporary, Chestnut frequently manages the impossible: In his hands, hoary, uh, chestnuts like ”Silent Night” are completely transformed and pulse with quiet emotion. A