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Tony Tixier: Life Of Sensitive Creatures
ByBut there are also more muscular tunes which include "Blind Jealousy Of A Paranoid" and the equally vibrant "Home At Last" with a robust pizzicato bass solo from Karl McComas-Reichl. Of the remaining non-originals, Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" is given an unquestionably elegant treatment and Jimmy Van Heusen's sublime "Darn That Dream" is the epitome of restrained subtlety.
Tixier, whose formal classical piano lessons commenced at the age of six, hails from Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, France. He moved to New York City in 2012 and subsequently settled in Los Angeles. This is Tixier's fifth album as leader and it's a good one. Whilst clearly influenced by Keith Jarrett and Herbie Hancock Tixier evinces his own musical vocabulary and florid style and in conjunction with his talented sidemen has produced a really irresistible set.
Track Listing
I Remember The Time Of Plenty; Denial Of Love; Tight Like This; Illusion; Home At Last; Calling Into Question; Darn That Dream; Blind Jealousy Of A Paranoid; Isn't She Lovely; Causeless Cowards; Flow.
Personnel
Tony Tixier
pianoTony Tixier: piano; Karl McComas-Reichl: bass; Tommy Crane: drums.
Album information
Title: Life Of Sensitive Creatures | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Whirlwind Recordings Ltd
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