Release Date: 21 September 2009
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602517941618
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
'Stone in the Water' is the first of Stefano Bollani's ECM recordings to feature the Italian pianist's "Danish Trio", a group that already has six years of playing experience behind it, and produces a sound that is supple, subtle and flowing.
This exceptionally beautiful piano trio album was recorded in New York in 2008, with Manfred Eicher producing. Material spans original pieces by Bollani and Bodilsen, tunes by Caetano Veloso and Antonio Carlos Jobim and Poulenc's "Improvisation 13 en la mineur" - it's a wide range of material, unified by the gracefulness of Bollani's touch and the feeling of freedom in the trio playing.
Bollani is one of the shooting stars of jazz. A major celebrity in Italy and an artist who packs halls round the world, he has won numerous international awards including the European Jazz Prize 2007.
The pianist first met bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund in 2002 when Enrico Rava won the JazzPar prize. Invited to put together an ensemble for the award shows, Rava chose Bollani as one of his fellow soloists, while the prize committee proposed Bodilsen/Lund for the rhythm section. As Bollani recalls, "We had such a great time that we wanted to continue, as a trio." Bollani's ECM recordings with Rava since 2003 are 'Easy Living', 'Tati', 'The Third Man' and just recently 'New York Days' while his own album 'Piano Solo' was released in 2006.
Personnel: Stefano Bollani (piano), Jesper Bodilsen (double-bass), Morten Lund (drums)
Tracklisting
Joe Lovano; Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Chick Corea
Savina Yannatou; Primavera en Salonico; Lamia Bedioui
Vijay Iyer; Wadada Leo Smith
Anouar Brahem; Anja Lechner; Django Bates; Dave Holland
Patrick Demenga; Latvian State Academic Choir; Youth Choir Kamer; Riga Cathedral Boys Choir; Andres
Nicolas Masson; Colin Vallon; Patrice Moret; Lionel Friedli
Various artists
Stefano Bollani Trio
