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| 1. | Holocaust Blues
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| 2. | Heather
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| 3. | Black and Crazy Blues
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| 4. | Green Chimneys
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| 5. | The Power Within
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| 6. | Bill's Beauty
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| 7. | Medicine Woman
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| 8. | Monk's Dream
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| 9. | Flamenco Sketches
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| 10. | Without a Song
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Jazz
Jessica Williams - Producer, Liner Notes, Piano
Bob Stark Engineer
Doug Woeppel Design
Elaine Arc Photography
Philip Barker Producer
'Intuition' finds Jessica Williams taking solo piano art even further along the creative path she pursued during the 1990s - though her development can be traced right back to her very first LP, released in 1978. Featuring originals and less-often-played standards by Billy Cobham, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and Vincent Youmans, Williams treats us to an extraordinary display of piano virtuosity. It is small wonder that Pat Hawes, writing in the August 1995 issue of Jazz Journal International, describes her as "probably the finest improvising pianist in jazz today."
For her set of unaccompanied solos, Jessica Williams mostly focuses on relaxed material, showing off her virtuosity and creative skills at slower tempos. Highlights include her interpretations of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's haunting but rarely performed "Black and Crazy Blues," Miles Davis' "Flamenco Sketches," four of her own originals (including "Holocaust Blues"), and two lesser-known Thelonious Monk tunes. Every Jessica Williams recording is well worth picking up. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Jessica Williams
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Mar 17, 1948 in Baltimore, MD
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
Due to her being based in northern California, Jessica Williams is a bit underrated, but (on evidence of her sets for Jazz Focus and Hep) she is one of the top jazz pianists of today. Williams is a powerful virtuoso whose complete control of the keyboard, wit, solid sense of swing, and the influence of Thelonious Monk have combined to make her a particularly notable player. She started taking piano lessons when she was four and was gigging as a teenager. Williams took extensive classical lessons but also gigged with Philly Joe Jones in Philadelphia before moving to San Francisco in 1977. She was the house pianist at Keystone Korner for a time and made a few interesting recordings (some as Jessica Jennifer Williams) during the period, sometimes utilizing electronics. Although she appeared on Charlie Rouse's final record and gigged steadily, Williams was largely off record (outside of her own private Quanta label) until re-emerging in the late '80s as a brilliant solo acoustic player. She is a giant whose many dates for Jazz Focus (five of its first ten releases feature Williams) and Hep are consistently brilliant.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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