David Benoit - Standards

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:36
Size: 118,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:10)  1. Brothers Go To Mothers
(3:58)  2. Cute
(6:00)  3. Django
(4:09)  4. Blue Rondo Á La Turk
(4:38)  5. Some Other Time
(4:56)  6. Cakewalk
(6:01)  7. Stardust
(4:03)  8. Straight No Chaser
(5:13)  9. I Loves You Porgy
(7:24) 10. Waltz For Debby

Recorded in a simple trio format with bassist Brian Bromberg and drummer Gregg Bissonette, Standards is about as close as smooth jazz pianist David Benoit has come to the classic post-bop West Coast sound that's always been one of his primary inspirations. Benoit is simply not an adventurous soul as either a bandleader or a pianist, and so Standards consists mostly of familiar songs (John Lewis' "Django," Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser," Bill Evans' "Waltz for Debby," Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo à la Turk") given safe, pretty performances that never come close to re-invention. It's simply not in Benoit's nature to take risks, but to a listener on the pianist's mellow wavelength, these performances are both technically excellent and completely heartfelt. The choice of a couple obscurities by Henry Mancini and Neal Hefti adds an idiosyncratic personal touch as well. Bold and audacious it may not be, but Standards is a low-key delight. ~ Stewart Mason   http://www.allmusic.com/album/standards-mw0000419968.

Personnel: David Benoit (piano); Brian Bromberg (bass instrument); Gregg Bissonette (drums).

Standards

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