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Michel Petrucciani & Tony
Conversation
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Summertime - Michel Petrucciani, Gershwin, George
2. Sometime Ago - Michel Petrucciani, Mihanovich, Sergio
3. All the Things You Are - Michel Petrucciani, Hammerstein, Oscar
4. My Funny Valentine - Michel Petrucciani, Hart, Lorenz
5. Nuages - Michel Petrucciani, Reinhardt, Django
6. Nardis - Michel Petrucciani, Davis, Miles
7. Michel's Blues - Michel Petrucciani, Petrucciani, Tony
8. Someday My Prince Will Come - Michel Petrucciani, Churchill, Frank
9. Billie's Bounce - Michel Petrucciani, parker, Charlie
10. Satin Doll - Michel Petrucciani, Ellington, Duke

CD Details

All Artists: Michel Petrucciani & Tony
Title: Conversation
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Dreyfus
Release Date: 5/8/2001
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 764911661728, 3460503661721

Synopsis

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The exciting French pianist Michel Petrucciani overcame the physical limitations of his bone-diseased body and played some incredible piano with the likes of Charles Lloyd and Wayne Shorter, and with his own groups, before his passing in 1999. This live recording captures the diminutive pianist performing with his father, guitarist Tony Petrucciani, whose sound and improvisations are a zesty Gallic blend of Django Reinhardt and Joe Pass. Together, father and son play with intimacy and improvisational ingenuity on George Gershwin's "Summertime," Charlie Parker's bop anthem "Billie's Bounce," and the eternal standard "All the Things You Are." On "Nuages," Tony Petrucciani's linear and lyrical guitar lines are showcased in a soulful solo setting, and on "Nardis," Michel Petrucciani shows off his unique symbiosis of Bill Evans's and Keith Jarrett's keyboard wizardry in an unaccompanied spotlight. The Petruccianis turn to the book of Miles Davis to deliver their best playing, transforming the waltzy "Someday My Prince Will Come" into a swinging family affair. --Eugene Holley Jr.

CD Reviews

Father, Son - and the Holy Spirit of Jazz

C. Hensing | Valby, Denmark | 05/08/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This live recording features Michel Petrucciani (piano) together with his father - Tony - playing semi-acoustic guitar. Though released in 2001, it's recorded back in 1992 and lets us listen to 9 jazz-standards and one tune - "Michel's Blues" - written by Tony Petrucciani. Both musicians are clearly in a good mood, and they get together very well. The title - Conversations - therefore is well chosen, as they switch between playing solos and backing each other.It's a nice record - and it's obvious that both musicians and their public have a good time. And so will you as a listener if you like highly skilled jazz with drive and a happy atmosphere. And jazz that's true to the spirits and roots of the music.I catch my self stomping my foot and rocking my head - and at the same time listening to the fine details and interplay between the two. Most of the tunes are in a high tempo with Michel setting the pace as he often did in the first many years (later he developed more depth in addition to his brilliant musicality and technique - listen to "Solo Live"). In my opinion the best tunes are "Sometime Ago", "Michel's Blues" and "Summertime" which really gets the CD kicked off (is that only one person playing that piano?). There are no "they-should-not-have-been-included" tracks on the record - so go ahead and listen.If you are new to Michel Petrucciani (or vice versa...), this record is a good place to start what can - and should! - be a long and joyful relationship."