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Ezra Weiss: The Shirley Horn Suite
Le composizioni di Weiss si rifanno al mondo della famosa cantante. "I Wish I'd Met You" e "Now That You Mention It" sono molto vicine al mondo di Broadway e quindi si inseriscono bene al fianco dei brani non originali. L'intero omaggio è eseguito con sincerità ed abilità tecnica secondo la filosofia minimalista del "less is more".
Fra gli standard va segnalato "Estate" di Bruno Martino, che la Horn aveva registrato in varie occasioni (I Thought About You: Live at Vine Street, Come a Little Closer, Softly, The very best...Live - Montreal Jazz Festival 25th Anniversary Series). Ezra Weiss sceglie di eseguirla senza cantante, soltanto con il suo trio. Lirico, appassionanto, seducente, dalle note traspare pure un senso di disperazione, una commozione che da sola lascia immaginare il senso del testo.
Nell'insieme un disco di notevole spessore che suona nuovo, pur nella sua apparente semplicità, ad ogni ascolto.
Track Listing
I Wish I'd Met You; The Great City; Shirley Horn's Sound Of Love; Blues For Shirley; I Love You Porgy; Now That You Mention It; Estate; Something Happens To Me; May The Most You Wish For.
Personnel
Ezra Weiss
pianoEzra Weiss: piano; Corcoran Holt: bass; Steve Williams: drums; Shirley Nanette: vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
Album information
Title: The Shirley Horn Suite | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Roark Records
About Ezra Weiss
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