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Leslie Pintchik: Quartets
by Christopher Shoe
Leslie Pintchik is a newer face on the jazz scene and Quartets is a respectable contribution that keeps in tide with her growing reputation. Pintchik's approach to jazz does not rely on flashy lines or complex chordal movement like many of her peers; instead, it focuses on strong improvised material backed by a ...
Leslie Pintchik: Quartets
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Leslie Pintchik, an adept interpreter of American Songbook classics and a composer of beautifully melodic tunes, emerged on the jazz scene in 2004 with the trio set So Glad to Be Here (Ambient Records). AAJer John Kelman, in his review of the disc, wrote of her inhabiting a “dangerously occupied middle ground, [with] a trick ...
Quiet Now
Label: Ambient Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Lush Life/Isfahan, My One and Only Love, Giant Steps/On a Misty Night, Traumerei, So in Love/The More I See You, Olha Maria, Quiet Now, Nessun Dorma, Waltz for Debbie/Very Early, Theme from
Gene Bertoncini: Quiet Now
by Donald Elfman
This disc and the one that prececeded it (Body and Soul, also on Ambient) are the most stunning solo guitar records ever recorded. Not only are Bertoncini's little arrangements spare and gorgeous, the sound space that producer/engineer Mark Conese has created for his artist makes everything the guitarist plays come to you with quiet, personal clarity. ...
Gene Bertoncini: Quiet Now
by Jerry D'Souza
Playing solo jazz requires skill and dexterity--not just as a player, but also in selecting the tunes and keeping the listener's attention locked in. Gene Bertoncini balances his program on Quiet Now with standards, classical tunes, and a Brazilian piece. He keeps the going tight; the CD clocks in under 42 minutes, time enough to make ...
Gene Bertoncini: Quiet Now
by John Kelman
Precious few guitarists In the history of recorded jazz have concentrated exclusively on the nylon-string acoustic guitar. Players like Ralph Towner and Lenny Breau--two more disparate artists one would be hard-pressed to find--have certainly made the instrument one of their primary focuses, but they've also used others to broaden their sonic palette. Still, there are precedents, ...
Gene Bertoncini: Quiet Now
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
If I had to pick one word to describe Gene Bertoncini's luminous guitar playing, it would be “exquisite --especially since my local dictionary offers five meanings of that word, all of which apply to Bertoncini's music: 1) marked by intricate and beautiful design or execution; 2) of such beauty or delicacy as to arouse delight; 3) ...
Leslie Pintchik: So Glad To Be Here
by Elliott Simon
Pianist Leslie Pintchik and her bassist/husband, Scott Hardy, have invited percussionist Satoshi Takeishi into their cozy fold for a distinctive staging of the traditional jazz piano trio. The recipe succeeds, surprisingly well at times, as Takeishi adds his singular voice to Pintchik's melodic playing on So Glad to Be Here. Although the Kern/Hammerstein opener, ...
So Glad to Be Here
Label: Ambient Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: All the Things You Are; You Keep Coming Back Like a Song; Scamba; Hopperesque; Let's Get Lucky; Happy Dog; Mortal; Terse Tune; Luscious; SOmething Lost; We See
Leslie Pintchik: So Glad To Be Here
by Michael P. Gladstone
As album debuts go, So Glad To Be Here is a noteworthy one for pianist Leslie Pintchik and her trio. The album begins with two standards and ends with Monk's “We See." Everything else is a Pintchik original, with one composition from bassist Scott Hardy.The pianist was a graduate student at Columbia University pursuing ...
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