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In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis
By Fred Hersch
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: A Lark; The Nearness of You; Evidence; At the Close of the Day; O Grande Amor; The
Peacocks; Don't Blame Me; Valentine.
Fred Hersch: In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis
by Brian P. Lonergan
This live recording offers an exquisite sixty minutes of solo piano. In a mix of originals and standards, Fred Hersch's relaxed and loose approach (he didn't know he was being recorded) yields tunes that feel comfortably deconstructed--the ballads especially have a spacious air to them--and freshly re-imagined. Hersch's own voice is always paramount. It's as if, ...
Fred Hersch: In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis
by Victor L. Schermer
A whole evening or an entire album of solo improvisation is the ultimate challenge to any keyboardist's ability to sustain the listener's interest. It takes quite a bit of daring, or else a feeling that one has “arrived as a master, to risk such an enterprise. Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau have ...
Fred Hersch: In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
It's time to use the g-word when referring to Fred Hersch. Although the word has been overused and thoroughly diluted in our culture, for me it's as elusive as the g-spot. In fact, I've never used the term “genius" to describe a living artist--at least, not until now--and it's probably long overdue, at that.
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