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Gay Pearson: Alone, Independent and Unresolved
ByPearson plays with a classically trained, deliberate style that is rhythmically sophisticated, idea-rich, and readily accessible. Ahmad Jamal's "Fly Away" is almost a popular music romp with high-wire digitation. Pearson squeezes out one of the freshest "Well, You Needn't" I have heard recently. Her ballad playing is smart and cogent as evidenced by "When sunny Gets Blue" and "Here's That Rainy Day". But it is with "Softly..." that Pearson expresses her talents of composition and arrangement, producing truly provocative and thoughtful music. A coolly educated talent deserving wider recognition.
Track Listing
Fly Away; When Sunny Gets Blue; Well, You Needn't; Softly As In A Morning Sunrise; Here's That Rainy Day; All Blues; Uzuri; Mambo Inn; X-Eyez; This Will Be My Shining Hour; Alone, Independent And Unresolved. (Total Time: 50:03)
Personnel
Gay Pearson
pianoGay Pearson: Piano; Tyrone Brown: Bass; Jim Miller: Drums; Lea Pearson: Flute; Loren Pearson: Viola; Beth Pearson: Cello.
Album information
Title: Alone, Independent and Unresolved | Year Released: 2000 | Record Label: GP Records
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