Larry Willis - This Time The Dream's On Me

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:43
Size: 141,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:49)  1. This Time The Dream's On Me
(7:27)  2. Sanctuary
(6:17)  3. True Love
(7:21)  4. Lazy Afternoon
(4:47)  5. A Single Petal of a Rose
(5:27)  6. Blues for Marco
(7:07)  7. It Could Happen to You
(3:11)  8. Lotus Blossom
(5:14)  9. Silly Blues
(8:59) 10. My Ship

Larry Willis mixes standards, jazz classics, and potent originals on this solo piano release. The sessions have a late-night, ruminative flavor, starting with a loping take of "This Time the Dream's On Me." His shimmering rendition of "Lazy Afternoon" opens with a spacious improvised introduction, while he makes great use of space in his interpretation of this ballad. The Ellington-Strayhorn songbook is represented by the former's whispering "The Single Petal of a Rose" and the latter's haunting "Lotus Blossom," both played with restraint, as these timeless pieces require few embellishments. 

The pianist's originals are just as impressive. "Sanctuary" was written for a project that included strings, though his moving solo piano arrangement is no less moving, suggesting an idyllic, isolated beach hideaway on a clear summer afternoon. "Blues for Marco," named for his co-producer, has a whimsical air, while "Silly Blues" starts like a ballad but quickly shifts to a laid-back, closing-hour blues. Recorded over two days on a top-notch Fazioli grand piano, this solo piano CD is easily among Larry Willis' best recordings. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/this-time-the-dreams-on-me-mw0002352103

Personnel: Larry Willis (piano); Billy Fazioli (piano).

This Time The Dream's On Me

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