Come Together

Lynne Arriale Trio | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Motema Music
• ASIN: B0002WZTHU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,975 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

Lynne Arriale, pianist, composer and bandleader of the piano trio described by Grammy-winning jazz journalist Bob Blumenthal as ‘one of the most empathetic threesomes in jazz’, is on top of her game. Her cds have hit #1 at Jazz Radio, #17 on Billboard and the ‘Best of’ lists in The New Yorker, UPI and Economist. And now, The Trio will be featured on PBS and NPR. Technique, on which Arriale works extremely hard, often practicing for eight hours a day, is important only in as much as it allows her the freedom and power to express real emotion. "It’s no good having the notes if there’s nothing behind them," she says. "In life, we can say beautiful words but the tone of our voice expresses everything about the intent and true meaning of what we are saying." And just as the best speakers carefully choose their words to convey their message, Arriale takes it as a personal challenge to convey the emotionality of a song directly to an audience. "I have found that the key to expressive playing and truly spontaneous improvisation is singing. I always sing out loud when I practice, and I sing internally when I perform," says Arriale, who began playing the piano when she was four, and has a Masters degree in classical piano performance. "It’s a lifelong process to teach my fingers how to sing." It is very important to her for music to have a vocal quality and a heart connection. It is this heart connection that she delivers to her audiences time and again.

About the Artist

Lynne Arriale, pianist, composer and bandleader of the piano trio described by Grammy-winning jazz journalist Bob Blumenthal as ‘one of the most empathetic threesomes in jazz’, is on top of her game. Her 2003 outing, Arise, reached #17 on Billboard, hit #1 on the national Jazz Week Radio Chart, and #1 - UPI's Best CD list of 2003, garnering international rave reviews along the way. Now with Come Together, the trio's extraordinary 10th anniversary album, Lynne emerges as the crossover favorite of mainstream fans everywhere as she’s featured on magazine covers, international festivals, and the television series, Profile of a Performing Artist, airing nationally on PBS member stations throughout 04-05. The album, recorded with longtime band members - bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Steve Davis - is their most beautiful and deeply moving recording to date.

Come Together is something of a celebration, marking the trio’s 10th anniversary together. Their signature sound is that of three master musicians listening and communing as one. "When you experience life together as we do, the musical connection just naturally deepens over time," Lynne says of her long time collaboration. "We always feel new and spontaneous," she says. "Every performance is different. The music is constantly changing because of life’s influences. The connection becomes highly intuitive; it’s like breathing together. Whatever one of us does becomes the seed for the next idea or point of departure. We play music without boundaries, without category, no matter whether it’s Monk, Bernstein, The Beatles, Ellington or originals. For us, making music is about trust. There’s an energy and passion between us that the audience can feel."

Composing truly memorable melodies is her challenge as a composer. To make it into her repertoire, an original composition has to "tag along after her and linger" in her mind, she says. But whether her own or someone else’s compositions, all the songs in her repertoire have to mean something. "I love folk music from around the world," says Arriale. "It is so beautiful and earthy, so simple and real. It’s what I call ‘authentic music.’ There’s no pretense, no trying to be hip, there is just’ being’ and being ‘real.’ When we fall in love with a song, it becomes an intimate part of us," she says, "then we can be spontaneous and take the music in many different directions."

The aptly named Come Together is a celebration of the love Lynne feels for her trio and the love they all feel for music and song. "Sharing an experience with someone you love intensifies everything," she says. The trio shares this intensity with audiences every time they take the stage. "Music is an international language that transcends boundaries and cultures," says Arriale, who lights up when performing before an audience. "I want to find music that transcends boundaries and reaches people everywhere." Passionate, heartfelt, haunting, deeply affecting, she unfailingly succeeds.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Close-up on Arriale, September 21, 2004

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Dr. M. R. Smith (Monterey,CA,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come Together (Audio CD)

Lynne did three sets at the 2004 Monterey Jazz Festival in, in my humble opinion, the perfect setting for her music, a small(circa 250 seats)darkened room, and the experience was mesmerising. She communicates feelings and emotions magnificently via beautifully crafted and performed compositions, most of which are original. I bought this record afterwards as she had played most of the tracks. Sit at home with the lights low and you will not experience a better jazz pianist.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, July 15, 2007

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David Weiskircher "Flying Geese Productions" (Roswell, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come Together (Audio CD)

I've purchased other CD's by Lynne Arriale, and I recently purchased "Come Together." I've found all of her CD's to be entertaining, but this one really touched me. I normally am circumspect when a performer writes their own stuff. (I realize that they can't keep playing the standards, but still . . . ) But when I heard "Home" I think I melted on the spot. I literally became entranced by it. The emotion that Lynne and Jay and Steve put into this song. Breathtaking. The song really captures for me what the word "home" means. Then, compare this song with "Braziliana." The calm and serenity of "Home" is replaced by some truly gifted, and frenetic, piano work in "Braziliana." This song is hot.
But the reason I purchased this CD in the first place was because of "Red is The Rose." I love this song, and I've heard thousands of versions of it. I think Lynne nailed the real feeling of this song. Simply beautiful.
I think the trio format is intersting. So much music today is overproduced, and the emotion gets left behind in all the hub-bub. With just a trio the music comes to the forefront, where it belongs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DAYTON SAYS: BUY THIS CD, November 30, 2004

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Craig William Dayton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come Together (Audio CD)

Every so often the Lynne Arriale Trio goes to work and creates a jewel that we can carry in our hearts. I'm not sure if this CD is a ruby or a diamond, but I do know it is beautiful. If you have never purchased a CD by the Lynne Arriale Trio, and you truly love music, do something special for yourself and buy this CD...buy all of their CDs.