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The Fred Hersch Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard
by Jim Santella
Any live performance by Fred Hersch can be a real treat. His intensity and momentum carry the day, and everybody comes away from the affair with a sense of accomplishment. “What’d you do this weekend?” ”I went out to see Fred Hersch Saturday night.” 'Nuff said. It’s something to tell ...
Fred Hersch Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard
by Mark Corroto
Pianist Fred Hersch starts off this live set unaccompanied, playing a version of Thelonious Monk’s “Bemsha Swing” in a ‘smarty-pants-deconstructed-chamber-post-modernism’ style. As we all know, Monk has never been about high mindedness, and Hersch lets you know he knows just that. Just as his rhythm partners kick in, he shakes off Carnegie Hall for a true ...
Dave Douglas: Brave New World
by AAJ Staff
Trumpeter / composer Dave Douglas has been creating new worlds for listeners for the past decade. His ethereal writing style for unconventional configurations transports audiences into unfamiliar territory. These distinctive compositions combined with his astonishing technique and expressionist improvisations have brought him critical and public acclaim as a visionary of his generation. The diversity of his ...
You and I
By Mary Pearson
Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Lazy Afternoon; The More I See You; Take Five; What Are You Doing the Rest of Your
Life?; * I Am Yours / You Are Mine; Thou Swell; You and I; * In
Your Arms; How Long Has This Been Going On?; My Funny Valentine; * I Can’t Believe;
Over the Rainbow.
Fred Hersch: At Jordan Hall
by John Sharpe
At Jordan Hall may not be as adventurous as Hersch's last solo outing, Thelonious, but it's still a fine recital by a very talented pianist. Hersch returns to his alma mater, The New England Conservatory of Music and delivers a nine-song program of classic ballads (I Loves You, Porgy), pop songs (My Old Man), bop (Blue ...
Dave Douglas: Convergence
by AAJ Staff
Even if you consider yourself only marginally knowledgeable about modern jazz, there remains virtually no valid excuse for not having heard of trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas. Over the past 5 years Douglas' recordings have appeared on numerous yearly “best of “ lists including those of the New York Times, the Village Voice and All About Jazz. His ...
Thelonious: Fred Hersch Plays Monk
By Fred Hersch
Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: 'Round Midnight, In Walked Bud, Crepuscule with Nellie/Reflections, Think of One, Ask Me Now, Evidence, Five Vies of Misterioso, Let?s Cool One, Bemsha Swing, Light Blue/Pannonica, I Mean You, 'Round Midnight Reprise
