"Please tell the truth," Patty Morin begged reporters on her way out as they expressed their condolences and thanked her for speaking. "Tell the truth, tell how violent it really is," Morin added.

Ben Markley, who has already earned wide praise as a pianist, educator and leader of the Ben Markley Big Band, brandishes his sturdy composing and arranging chops on Tell the Truth, wherein he leads ...