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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great memory, December 30, 2000
This review is from: Concerts Inedits (Audio CD)
This is an excellent three-CD set, organized as "Trio," "Duo," and "Solo." On the "Trio" album we find Michel working with his brother, Louis, on bass, and drummer Lenny White in a set recorded live in Japan in 1999. Petrucciani opens at a hell-bent pace with the original composition "Manhattan," playing with the unusual rhythmic fluency that was such an integral part of his style. The piece is a rave-up, with brother Louis and White providing dynamic support and energetic short solos. The following seven tracks provide the same level of compelling interplay. "All the Things You Are," another number taken uptempo, is a great example of Petrucciani's gift for finding and pursuing tangents within a melody. "Duo" is, in some ways, the most exciting disc of the three. Petrucciani was always particularly stellar when working in a duet configuration. The final disc of the three, "Solo," is a live recording from the 1993 Antibes Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival. Petrucciani's exceptional feel for the nuances of melody is most vividly reflected in these tracks. He assays, with considerable flair and relish, Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood" and "Caravan," as well as Billy Strayhorn's "Take the 'A' Train" (that's a hell of a left hand at work on this tune), and Consuelo Velasquez's "Besame Mucho." He concludes with a passionate reading of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight." It is best memory of Michel Petrucciani.
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