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| 1. | My Heart Stood Still
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| 2. | A Little 3/4
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| 3. | Just One of Those Things
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| 4. | You Go to My Head
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| 5. | Precious Moments
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| 6. | Take the Coltrane
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| 7. | Time on My Hands
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| 8. | Time Cafe
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| 9. | The Cost of Living
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| 10. | H2
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| 11. | Cyprus
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| 12. | You and the Night and the Music
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Jazz
Mike Wofford - Liner Notes, Piano, Producer
Darek Oleszkiewicz - Bass
Duncan Moore - Drums
* Bruce Egre - Engineer, Mixing
* Frank Vale - Assistant Engineer
* Holly Hofmann - Producer
* James Covert - Art Direction
Mike Wofford, the California-based veteran pianist, brings sterling musicianship to the table on his first disc for Azica. Eight of the 12 tracks feature him in a trio setting with bassist Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz and drummer Duncan Moore; the remaining four are solo arrangements. Perhaps as a result of accompanying some of jazz's greatest singers, Wofford has a way of highlighting a song's inherent drama. This is already clear by the time he gets through the melody of the opener, "My Heart Stood Still." He's similarly inventive with "Just One of Those Things," "You Go to My Head" (played as a non-ballad), "Time on My Hands," and "You and the Night and the Music." Wofford also has an eye for unexplored material, like Les McCann's "A Little 3/4," Don Grolnick's chilling minor-key ballad "The Cost of Living," and Tim McMahon's darkly lyrical "Cyprus." On Duke Ellington's classic blues "Take the Coltrane," he opts to split the 12-bar chorus evenly, trading sixes rather than fours with Duncan Moore. (One wonders why this isn't done more often.) To complete the program, Wofford includes his own churning mid-tempo swinger, "H2," as well as two beauties by Oleszkiewicz.
---David R. Adler, All Music Guide
Despite leading a number of recording dates under his own name, pianist, composer, and arranger Mike Wofford was better known as a consummate accompanist, lending his skills to the music of such giants as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Benny Carter. A native of San Antonio, TX, Wofford was raised in San Diego, CA, and gained his earliest professional experience at the famed Lighthouse club in nearby Hermosa Beach. There he played with the likes of James Moody, and later enlisted with the bands of Shelly Manne and Shorty Rogers; over the decades to come, he also worked in the company of Zoot Sims, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessel, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Bud Shank, and countless others. While already a respected figure in jazz circles on the strength of such solo dates as 1966's Strawberry Wine and the following year's Summer Night, Wofford's visibility was raised considerably in 1979 when he, longtime friend and drummer Roy McCurdy, and bassist Andy Simpkins were tapped to back Sarah Vaughan. Wofford remained with the legendary singer for about a year, at which time he exited to pursue other projects, among them several recordings of Jerome Kern standards. By 1988, he was regularly performing with Benny Carter, and a year later appeared on All That Jazz, the final studio recording from Ella Fitzgerald. After touring with Fitzgerald until her 1994 retirement, Wofford signed on with Kenny Rankin; on occasion, he also continued leading his own sessions.
---Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Styles: Modern Creative, Hard Bop |
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