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Mario Pavone
Remembering Thomas
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Don't Mind If I Do - Mario Pavone, Chapin, Thomas
2. Arkadia - Mario Pavone, Pavone, Mario
3. Miracles - Mario Pavone, Peacock, Annette
4. The Red Blues - Mario Pavone, Pavone, Mario
5. Bypass - Mario Pavone, Chapin, Thomas
6. Jam-Ming - Mario Pavone, Pavone, Mario
7. Pearl Talk - Mario Pavone, Pavone, Mario
8. Raise Four - Mario Pavone, Monk, Thelonious
9. Swoosh - Mario Pavone, Pavone, Mario
10. Insomnia - Mario Pavone, Chapin, Thomas
11. Aeolus - Mario Pavone, Chapin, Thomas

CD Details

All Artists: Mario Pavone
Title: Remembering Thomas
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Knitting Factory
Original Release Date: 9/21/1999
Release Date: 9/21/1999
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop
Styles: Avant Garde & Free Jazz, Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 035828025720

Synopsis

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Bassist Mario Pavone spent much of the 1990s playing with alto saxophonist and composer Thomas Chapin's trio, keeping pace with the leader's active, kinetic imagination by playing his instrument with fleet power. When Chapin succumbed to leukemia in 1998, Pavone knew better than most what a tremendous loss this was for jazz. Pavone's homage to Chapin, oddly enough, is without a saxophonist in sight. Pianist Peter Madsen shows off the clarity and energy of Chapin's compositional side, sticking closely to the late saxophonist's delight in tuneful melodies and then playing fast, tight solos with Pavone and drummer Matt Wilson punching their way feverishly along. --Andrew Bartlett

CD Reviews

Review of Mario Pavone's Remembering Thomas!

George J. Sovak | Connecticut, USA | 12/17/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album is a must "listen"! High energy improv based on extremely difficult material! Pavone, Madsen and Wilson collaborate in a project of immense proportions! This album should go to the top of the charts based on their collective genius! Madsen's piano technique is both lucid and powerful! His mastery of "up- tempo" is without peer! Pavone's bass is the ultimate "center" and Wilson's drumming "cooks" throughout! All lovers of jazz, whatever era, will find something to hold onto in this album! A must addition to any collection!"

Beautiful - one of my favorites

Freddy Frontloader | California | 08/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of my favorite modern jazz albums. Pavone's music has a wide enough scope to appeal to both the traditional and the avant-garde jazz fans. I must disagree with the reviewer who says Pavone "lacks inspiration" - he certainly was inspired, as he composed some awesome tunes here (my favorite is "The Red Blues") and arranged great interpretations of tunes by the late Thomas Chapin (to whom the album is dedicated.) The other thing that really makes the album is the playing by the sidemen, drummer Matt Wilson and pianist Peter Madsen - the latter certainly deserves wider recognition. Check out this album - you won't be disappointed."