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Expressions
Jazz · 1994 · 15 tracks

Expressions

A masterclass in solo acoustic piano. Intimate, technically dazzling interpretations of standards that feel like a private conversation with jazz history.

1994 · GRP

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Imagine sitting three feet away from a Steinway in a room with perfect acoustics. Expressions isn't the electric, synthesizer-heavy Chick Corea of the Return to Forever era; it is a profound homecoming to the wooden heart of the instrument. Every strike of the key is captured with such clarity that you can almost hear the felt of the hammers. It feels like a private masterclass in how to breathe new life into the Great American Songbook, where familiar melodies are deconstructed and rebuilt with a playful, modern curiosity.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Lush Life
6:33
02
This Nearly Was Mine
3:36
03
It Could Happen to You
3:40
04
My Ship
3:23
05
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
4:10
06
Monk's Mood
5:39
07
Oblivion
3:52
08
Pannonica
6:10
09
Someone to Watch Over Me
6:03
10
Armando's Rhumba
4:24
11
Blues for Art
4:53
12
Stella by Starlight
4:37
13
Anna
3:42
14
I Want to Be Happy
4:52
15
Smile
2:33
Moments Worth Listening For
The breathtakingly fast, Tatum-esque chromatic runs on Lush Life that never lose their melodic clarity.
The way Oblivion shifts from a somber, brooding opening into a rhythmically complex, driving mid-section.
The delicate, almost fragile touch on the closing notes of Smile, leaving a lingering sense of quiet hope.

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