"Gone With The Wind" opens Jonathan Kreisberg Trio's 2004 album New For Now with a fresh Latin-flavored arrangement of the Allie Wrubel standard, reimagined as a vehicle for the organ trio format. Kreisberg's two-chorus electric guitar solo navigates the 32-bar ABAC form in E-flat major at a brisk 192 beats per minute, his clean tone and fluid legato lines cutting through the rhythmic pulse with precision. Organist Gary Versace, rather than playing piano, anchors the harmonic foundation with a Hammond organ, contributing two choruses of his own that exploit the instrument's sustain and tonal range. Drummer Mark Ferber completes the trio, his responsive playing bridging the Latin rhythmic feel with jazz swing sensibilities. The organ trio format, historically associated with soul jazz, is given a more modern and harmonically adventurous treatment here, reflecting Kreisberg's post-bop orientation. New For Now was the guitarist's debut recording for the label that would bear the album's name, and it established his working trio as a cohesive and inventive unit. The choice to open with a standard in a Latin groove signals the album's intent to balance familiar material with contemporary rhythmic and harmonic approaches.
