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Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1 Who Cares?; 2 Somebody Loves Me; 3 Liza; 4 How Long Has This Been Going On?; 5 A Foggy Day; 6 S

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Love Is Here To Stay

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2005
Track listing: Love Is Here To Stay; After You; The Boy Next Door; Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe / A Sleepin' Bee; Always; Here I Am In Love Again; I've Got A Crush On You / Do It Again; Where Is Me?; Dancing On The Ceiling; It Might As Well Be Spring; I'll Never Go There Anymore;

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Jazz Moods: Sounds Of Spring

Label: Concord Special Products
Released: 2005
Track listing: Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year; You Make Me Feel So Young; I'll Remember April; Royal Garden Blues; Mountain Greenery; Up Jumped Spring; Spring Is Here; Too Young To Go Steady; Joy Spring; April In Paris; The Waters Of March; When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along;

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Stairway To The Stars

Label: Venus Records (5)
Released: 2005
Track listing: Lover Come Back To Me; Stairway To The Stars; Lullaby Of The Leaves; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes; I'll Be Seeing You; Can't Help Loving Dat Man; Body And Soul; The Man I Love; A Sleeping Bee; Stella By Starlight;

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Back In New York

Label: Concord Jazz
Released: 2005
Track listing: What Is This Thing Called Love; Wonder Why; Blue 'N' Boogie; I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face; Lullaby Of The Leaves; Fine And Dandy; Bouncing With Bud; Love Letters; This Is Always; I've Just Seen Her;

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Bill Charlap: Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul

Read "Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul" reviewed by Jim Santella


With a crisp attack and seamless, lyrical phrasing, pianist Bill Charlap interprets this collection of ten Gershwin songs with authority. His septet allows plenty of room for each artist to speak his piece throughout, each soloing along individual lines. Frank Wess is featured on “How Long Has This Been Going On?," which exhibits his ...

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Bill Charlap: Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul

Read "Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul" reviewed by Paul Olson


Pianist Bill Charlap continues his inexorable climb up the top-tier, big-time jazz mountain with Plays George Gershwin, his first release since last year's Somewhere: the Songs of Leonard Bernstein. Here this quintessentially New York pianist covers another quintessentially New York composer--in this case, one so frequently covered by jazz musicians that one wonders whether Charlap and ...

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Bill Charlap: Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul

Read "Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Pianist Bill Charlap continues to mine precious gems from the American songbook on this release dedicated to the music of lauded songwriter and composer George Gershwin. A lyrical pianist in his own right with a clear penchant for classic swing in a modern context, Charlap has an affinity with songs from yesterday (both of his parents ...

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Bill Charlap: Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul

Read "Plays George Gershwin:  The American Soul" reviewed by Eric J. Iannelli


Pianist Bill Charlap limited himself to Leonard Bernstein-penned tunes for his previous album, Somewhere (Blue Note, 2004). For the followup (or -on, one might say) he has chosen to concentrate exclusively on another giant of American music, George Gershwin, with undoubtedly fine results. The group shrinks and swells, depending on the treatment Charlap aims to give ...

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Meet Yoko Miwa

Read "Meet Yoko Miwa" reviewed by Ludwig vanTrikt


All About Jazz: For your American audience, please introduce yourself. Yoko Miwa: My name is Yoko Miwa. I am a jazz pianist born in Kobe, Japan, now living in Boston. I started taking piano lessons at the age of 4. My family was always very supportive of my interest in music. ...


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