A successful Kenny Werner primer such as Beauty Secrets is necessarily diverse: The pianist shines in trio format, in duets with saxist Joe Lovano and with violinist Mark Feldman, and in a quintet with fledgling players. And on a disarming ''Send in the Clowns,'' Betty Buckley's lustrous vocal contrasts beautifully with Werner's wanderings. A powerful statement from one of jazz's best-kept secrets. A-
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