Tamir Hendelman, Destinations (Resonance). 
The pianist’s second album as a leader is a gem. With drummer Lewis Nash and the Italian-born bassist Marco Panascia, he fashions exquisite versions of a dozen pieces. He is exhilarating in his lightning exploration of Makoto Ozone’s “BQE,†tender in his own “Babushka,†full of wit in his fleet exchanges with Nash and Panascia in Charlie Parker’s and Dizzy Gillespie’s “Anthropology.†In the contrast between his intricate introduction to “Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams†and the trio’s entry into the song itself, Hendelman creates a classic feel-good moment.