Release Date: 22 May 2012
Label: HighNote Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 632375723828
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
The art of solo jazz piano has a long and illustrious history which actually predates the art form we have come to call jazz. From the earliest ragtime solos of Scott Joplin through to the avant garde jazz ruminations on classical themes of Uri Caine, the list is as extensive as it is star-studded. Larry Willis sits down in the famed Fazioli piano showroom in Italy for this HighNote recording which highlights his inexhaustible imagination, the stunning sound of the Fazioli piano and songwriting abilities of the composers represented here. Whether it be Kurt Weill s hauntingly beautiful My Ship, the pop-tinged True Love, by Cole Porter or his own compositions, Larry Willis displays the intense creativity and impeccable taste which made him the preferred pianist of greats such as Jackie McLean, Nat Adderley, Paul Murphy, Carmen McRae, Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw and others.
Tracklisting
Houston Person
Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround
Tom Harrell
Black Art Jazz Collective
Jeremy Pelt
George Cables
Black Art Jazz Collective
Eric Alexander
Larry Willis
Larry Willis
Larry Willis
