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Resonance

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I was collared by my radio almost a year ago as Bonnie Grice spun Juliette on our local jazz station, and it was my favorite on first run-through of the album when I got it. Now, they're ALL my favorites. Eigsti's earlier album Taylor's Dream is only suggestive of this genius's mastery. Resonance deserves your fully focused attention on every track and many, many hearings. He's like a Beethoven symphony - something new to be heard in each subsequent pass. This is a man who has lived a lot of life in his scant twenty years, and it all comes out at his fingertips. AMAZING! You should have heard him with Marian McPartland - the ~seventy years difference in their ages evaporated in a flash of brilliance, beauty, and just plain fun.

WOW! AHHHHhhhhhhh!

I heard Eigsti for the first time yesterday at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival. My dad and I had gone to hear Marian McPartland (still a very cool musician at 86) tape her "Piano Jazz" show for NPR. We're big jazz piano fans--McCoy Tyner, Bennie Green, and lots of greats no longer with us (Bill Evans, Art Tatum)--and we adore Marian and would have gone no matter who her guest was. Eigsti blew us away. Listening to him, you would have no idea he's 19--he sounds like he's done at least twice that much living. His chops are overwhelming, but they serve his musicality and aren't the reason to listen to him. I picked up "Resonance" and have listened to it a dozen times in the last 24 hours. He did a solo version of Ivan Lins's "Love Dance" at Tanglewood, and a trio version is on this CD (good, but not as great as his solo). His own tunes are good; of the classics, "Angel Eyes" is perhaps the most innovative treatment I've heard of this already complex tune, and Corea's "Got a Match" and Sonny Rollins's "Oleo" are absolute barnburners, and on Bernstein's "Somewhere" and Mercer Ellington's "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" you'll think you're listening to someone who's played in clubs and recorded for twenty years. Astounding. Live at Tanglewood, he did "Give Me Fever" (or whatever the name of that Peggy Lee song is) and just tore up the piano. I hope that one shows up on another CD soon.

What an awesome musician! With chops that strike comparisons to Benny Green and Geoff Keezer, but with musicality that hints at Brad Mehldau, Eigsti's album is a great listen. The CD opens with "Got A Match?" and right off the bat Eigsti opens with a smokin' two-handed solo that raises eyebrows. Next, "Juliette," is said to have been written in the studio by the trio (John Shifflett on bass and Jason Lewis on drums) and recorded in one take. "Oleo" continues the spectacle, particularly when Eigsti breaks into a stride solo late in the song that is astounding. Following "Angel Eyes" is an Eigsti original, "Avolation" which, along with the two other originals on the album ("Introspection" and "Uncle Smith," the latter being named for the late Smith Dobson, a bay area pianist whose influence on the young talent is evident) prove that Eigsti is not just playing party favors. The kid can PLAY, and this record proves why he turns heads all around the world. I highly suggest this album for anybody who wants to get in on the ground floor of a jazz legend.

This young man sizzles on the ivories along with Shifflet (Bass) and Lewis (Drums). Every song on "Resonance" takes you into a different space and the vibe is pure improvisation. I think Eigsti will introduce Jazz to a new generation. Here's a musician on the verge of breaking new sound barriers and I anticipate his next release to be even edgier. Very cool, I'm hooked.

I never really knew what jazz was all about until I heard this kid jam. And what's even more amazing about the whole experience was the fact that he was a kid. I mean I've been to jazz clubs and watched performances by great musicians and all... but it wasn't anything like RESONANCE. Taylor Eigsti gives you more than a great experience, he leaves an impression that makes you want more and more. I was told that he's even better live. Makes me wonder if he's going to release another album.

As a musician, I was really blown away by the great playing from such a young artist. Taylor really has a great jazz sound and the trio makes music that is worth listening to every note! His style shows through on every track. Add this one to your collection.

I just love this album. I can't stop listening to it. Anyone who appreciates thoughtful music will really enjoy this CD.

g r e a t p l a y e r .... g r e a t m u s i c

When I first listened to this album, and remembered hearing someone mention how young Taylor Eigsti is, I assumed they must have made a mistake. For his age, his ability to understand and produce music with incredible depth and emotion is quite remarkable. This is one of the few CDs I have that I can listen to from beginning to end, and love every minute of it. The music selection is fabulous, it is very well produced, and exquisitely played. I am anxious to see what this kid and his trio have in store for us in the future.

This is by far one of the best CD's I have lsitened to. It is nice to hear something that is different, without being work to listen to. If you have not bought a CD in a while that you listen to every track over and over....this is it.