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| 1. | Solar
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| 2. | All the Things You Are
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| 3. | I Loves You, Porgy
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| 4. | Haunted Heart
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| 5. | Chappaqua
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| 6. | Blue in Green
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| 7. | Elm
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| 8. | Prologue
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| 9. | Story Line
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| 10. | Turn Out the Stars
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| 11. | Epilogue
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Jazz / Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Andy LaVerne Piano, Keyboards
Mark Gardner Liner Notes
Nils Winther Producer, Photography
Richie Beirach Piano
Recordings of two pianists on one instrument are much rare than those of two pianists playing on separate keyboards, for some very good reasons. Greater cooperation is required when sharing one instrument and there's less margin for error since each performer is restricted to roughly half of the keyboard. Richie Beirach & Andy LaVerne have no problems getting in each other's way or failing to complement one another's lines on this CD, recorded directly onto a digital Yamaha Disklavier. "Solar" serves as a dazzling introduction to the pair, followed by a dreamy reharmonized "All The Things You Are." Beirach has a solo feature on LaVerne's lovely "Chappaqua" while LaVerne is unaccompanied on Beirach's equally attractive ballad "Elm." "Blue In Green" has a very abstract introduction and is slowly savored. The closing tracks are a nice tribute to Bill Evans; his complete "Town Hall Suite," which is very rarely performed in its entirety, is played with its "Prologue" and "Epilogue" both extended to showcase the pair's improvising skills. Two lovely ballads, the lesser known "Story Line" and Evans' classic "Turn Out The Stars," are also interpreted with imagination. There's even a detailed list that helps the listener identify which artist is at each end of the piano. Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Richie Beirach
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: May 23, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Post-Bop
Although somewhat underrated, Richie Beirach is a consistently inventive pianist whose ability to play both free and with lyricism makes him an original. After studying classical piano, Beirach switched to jazz. He studied at Berklee and the Manhattan School of Music, and took lessons with Stan Getz, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette. Beirach played electric piano while with Dave Liebman's Lookout Farm in 1974, but afterward mostly stuck to acoustic piano. He teamed up with Liebman on many occasions (including the early-'80s group Quest) and has recorded frequently since the '80s. Among his many jobs as a sideman were important stints with Getz, Lee Konitz, John Abercrombie, and Chet Baker, and Beirach has played music ranging from hard bop to totally free. His classical training can sometimes be heard in his more advanced improvisations, along with the sensitivity of a Bill Evans.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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