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| 1. | Not a Christmas Song
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| 2. | Handmade
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| 3. | Pennies
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| 4. | Take the Coltrane
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| 5. | Sense of Loss
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| 6. | Tiny Prairie Landscape
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| 7. | Fairy Tale
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| 8. | Slides
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| 9. | Maybe It'll Blow Over
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| 10. | Later That Same Day
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| 11. | Tom Harrell
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| 12. | In Passing
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Jazz / Post-Bop
David Berkman - Piano
Brian Blade Drums, Percussion
Jim Macnie Liner Notes
Matt Balitsaris Producer
Michael MacDonald Engineer, Mastering
Steve Wilson Sax (Soprano), Sax (Alto)
Tom Harrell Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Ugonna Okegwa Bass
Pianist David Berkman contributed 11 of the 12 selections on his Palmetto debut as a leader, a quintet set with such forward-looking and creative improvisers as trumpeter Tom Harrell, Steve Wilson on alto and soprano, bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Brian Blade. Most of the originals contain unexpected twists and turns, with the one standard (Duke Ellington's "Take the Coltrane") having the rhythmic melody played in unusual fashion by drummer Blade. "Not a Christmas Song" hints a bit at an unrelated Christmas tune; "Pennies" is a duet between drums and a prepared piano that has pennies inserted between the strings of the keyboard, resulting in a tone that sounds like a steel drum; and "Sense of Loss" features some emotional Harrell trumpet. Another highlight is "Fairy Tale," which sounds quite unique due to bassist Okegwo playing only the roots of the chords. A consistently stimulating and subtle set that rewards repeated listenings. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
David Berkman
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
David Berkman is an inventive pianist and composer whose music is full of subtle surprises and adventure yet well grounded in the jazz tradition. His father was an amateur pianist and Berkman, after a short stint on the bass, also switched to piano. Although he gigged locally, he did not become serious about music until he attended college including a period at Berklee. After graduation, Berkman returned to Cleveland, often playing with drummer Greg Bandy and bassist Junie Booth and accompanying visiting all-stars. He moved to New York in 1985 and since then he has performed in many situations including with trumpeter Scott Wendholt, tenor-saxophonist Rich Perry, drummer Eliot Zigmund (with whom the pianist recorded a trio album), the Woody Herman Orchestra (touring in 1989), drummer Matt Wilson, Joe Lovano, Billy Hart and bassist Ray Drummond; he also arranged songs for singers Eden Atwood and Lisa Michel. Berkman's most important and extensive musical associations have been with bassist Cecil McBee (with whom he recorded Unspoken), the Vanguard Orchestra and Tom Harrell. In 1998 Harrell and altoist Steve Wilson were part of David Berkman's quintet album for Palmetto, Handmade. He released Communication Theory in 2000.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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