Jazz Articles about Rick DellaRatta Trio

Rick DellaRatta Trio: Live in Brazil & The Blue Note

by Jack Bowers
April 1, 1999

Pianist DellaRatta’s trio makes a dreadful start on this country–hopping two–disc set with the leader’s lightweight original, “Living Inside a Daydream,” on which his ho–hum vocal is accompanied either by a string section or a synthesized imitation of same. The other numbers on Disc 1 are much more appealing, even though DellaRatta sings again on his perky composition, “Little Song.” DellaRatta sings on every selection on Disc 2, opening with another of his compositions, “Say You’ll Be Mine,” which, like ...