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| 1. | Falling Up
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| 2. | Shiny Shell Lullaby (Pupu Hinuhinu)
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| 3. | The Horsewoman (Wahine Hololio)
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| 4. | Palm Reader
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| 5. | Featherfall
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| 6. | Gollum's Song
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| 7. | Navigating By Starlight
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| 8. | Famous Are the Flowers (Kaulana Na Pua)
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| 9. | T.G.T.T.
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| 10. | Mirrim
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| 11. | Prelude in E Flat
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Jazz
Geoffrey Keezer, piano, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone & marimba
Scott Colley, bass
Karriem Riggins, drums, percussion
Keola Beamer, acoustic guitar, ‘one hano ihu (bamboo note flute)
Paul Bollenback, acoustic guitar
Claire Martin, vocals
Ingrid Jensen, flugelhorn
Steve Wilson, alto flute
Joe Locke, vibraphone
Tim Garland, bass clarinet
Laurence Cottle, acoustic bass guitar
Richard Cottle, keyboards
Moanalani Beamer, ka ‘eke ‘eke (tuned bamboo pipes)
* Dena Katz - Photography
* Howard Johnston - Engineer
* Jimmy Katz - Photography
* Joe Ferla - Engineer, Mixing
* Kevin Wilson - Mixing Assistant
* Pressley Jacobs - Art Direction, Design
* Richard Cottle - Engineer, Keyboards, Producer
* Steve Fallone - Mastering Engineer
For his Maxjazz Piano Series debut, the veteran pianist seems intent on exploring all types of formats from solo piano to large ensembles, and all types of inspirations from Ellington to Bach. Having played with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Joshua Redman and Christian McBride, Keezer is most at home with his cozy trio of Scott Colley (bass) and Karriem Riggins (drums) on playful, improv-driven pieces like the title track and the understated "Palm Reader." His most experimental excursion is the mystical, new age-y "Navigating By Starlight," which finds Keezer also playing vibraphone (to hypnotic effect) and Rhodes. Steve Wilson contributes an airy flute melody and there's also a sample from the Asian American Jazz Orchestra to complete the exotic dreamscape effect. For all that, the disc is centered around three collaborations with Hawaiian slack key legend Keola Beamer, including the serene "Shiny Shell Lullaby" and the folksy, meditative "The Horsewoman." These tunes are lovely and provocative, but don't do all that much tempo wise; mostly, they serve to take Keezer out of his usual parameters and show off yet more invention.
---Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Geoff Keezer
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Nov 21, 1970 in Eau Claire, WI
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz
Geoff Keezer was only 17 when he became the last pianist in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1988-1990), a perfect gig for the talented hard bop musician who fit right in with the tradition of Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons, Cedar Walton, James Williams, and Benny Green. Since Blakey's death, Keezer has recorded steadily as a leader for Sunnyside, Blue Note, DIW/Columbia, and Sackville and played on records led by Art Farmer, Roy Hargrove, and Antonio Hart, among others. Geoff Keezer has also performed and recorded with the Contemporary Piano Ensemble and in 1997 was a member of Ray Brown's Trio. Turn up the Quiet appeared the following year and in early 2000, Keezer returned with Zero One.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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