Alongside the legendary Toots Thielemans, the incomparable Stevie Wonder and his contemporaryGregoire Maret, Adam Glasser stands in a small circle of those who have discovered, in the dynamics ofthe chromatic harmonica, a soulful palette for jazz improvisation on chord changes in any of the twelvekeys. Jazz harmonica is often overlooked because of the few practitioners that concentrate on theinstrument. South African born pianist/harmonica player Adam Glasser decided to feature hischromatic harmonica playing on his new recording, Free At First. Glasser performs a variety ofcompositions that display not only his versatility on the instrument but also the multiple jazz traditionsthat he fondly embraces, especially the tradition of Township jazz of South Africa.