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| 1. | Miss Laurence
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| 2. | In Your Own Sweet Way
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| 3. | Facin' Up
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| 4. | Right Time!
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| 5. | Song for Evan
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| 6. | Con Alma
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| 7. | Cherokee
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| 8. | Little Valse
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| 9. | Blues from the Stars
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Jazz
Recorded: Feb 22-24, 2000
Franck Avitabile - piano
Niels-Henniing Orsted Pedersen - donble bass
Louis Petrucciani - double bass on 3 & 9
Roberto Gatto - drums
"...his lyrical style contains the best inner structure and logic. His baic stylistic direction reveals a blend of Bill Evans rhapsodizing and reharmonization with the dense thrusts of McCoy Tyner. There's also a recurring Bud Powell influence pervading a couple of tracks, most notably the closing blues."
-- Down Beat by Will Smith (August 2001)
"Avitabile has a prodigious technique, wherewith his passages radiate with a plethora of variednuances and where, at times, he comes across sounding as if there are two pianos playing a duet. Most devoted to developing an album of originals, Avitabile and company, in addition, have a refreshing way of remaking three aging jazz standards: "in Your Own Sweet Way," "Con Alma," and "Cherokee.""
-- L.A. Jazz Scene by Russell Arthur Roberts
Franck Avitabile continues to grow as a pianist with his second Dreyfus release. An earlier CD was produced by the late pianist Michel Petrucciani, who obviously saw this newcomer as one filled with promise. Although Petrucciani died just prior to the taping of these sessions, he is obviously present in the spirit of Avitabile's playing. Joined by veteran first-call bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Roberto Gatto, the pianist starts off with an attractive original jazz waltz, "Miss Laurence." He follows it up with a well disguised and somewhat dark introduction to Dave Brubeck's normally joyful "In Your Own Sweet Way"; his journey through this often recorded jazz standard is also atypical. He also avoids predictability with his intriguing chart of Dizzy Gillespie's "Con Alma" and the venerable standard "Cherokee." His "Right Time!" is a smoking bop number that features Pedersen's tremendous solo chops, while "Song for Evan" is a touching ballad that has an almost reverent quality. Louis Petrucciani, Michel's brother, takes over for Pedersen on his own soulful "Blues for the Stars" and the leader's samba-flavored Facin' Up." Highly recommended.
---Ken Dryden, AMG |
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