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Fred Hersch Trio - Live In Europe [CD]

Fred Hersch Trio - Live In Europe [CD]

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'Live in Europe' crowns what was a momentous year for pianist Fred Hersch. Capturing his trio - with longtime associates, bassist John H\xe9bert and drummer Eric McPherson - in peak form, the new album signals a high level mark for an ensemble that has been garnering critical and popular praise for nearly a decade. \r
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Consisting of six Hersch originals and two significant compositions apiece from Thelonious Monk ('We See,' 'Blue Monk') and Wayne Shorter ('Miyako,' 'Black Nile'), Live in Europe demonstrates how a working trio breathes as one.\r
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'The trio has a shared language; by now we each contribute an equal part in what goes on musically during a performance,' Hersch says. He has made a dozen trio albums over the last 30 years, and he states that 'This is the best trio recording we've yet made, and pretty much as well as I can play in terms of energy and technical command.'\r
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Serendipity played its role in the birth of the album. The penultimate engagement of the band's three-week European tour in November of 2017 was held at Flagey Studio 4, in Brussels' former National Institute for Radio Broadcasting. 'After the show, I realized that this was one of the two or three best performances we had given. The band was in terrific playing form, the acoustics were perfect and the piano was outstanding,' Hersch recalls. 'On returning to New York, I thought about the show and was then pleasantly surprised to find out that it had indeed been recorded. On hearing it, I was again struck by the level of creativity, content and energy.' \r
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Live in Europe finds the trio in near telepathic communion. While each band member is a virtuoso player, individual bravura is always subordinate to group interplay. Lyricism, open-eared interaction and a respect for the power of space are all invaluable components of the trio's identity. In such performances as the frisky 'Skipping,' the affecting ballad, 'Bristol Fog' (dedicated to the late British pianist John Taylor), the joyous 'Newklypso (dedicated to Hersch's hero Sonny Rollins) and the bluesy tribute to New Orleans 'The Big Easy,' Hersch, H\xe9bert and McPherson give a master class in ensemble communication, uniting as one yet allowing each other to freely react with spontaneous invention. A masterful solo encore of 'Blue Monk' spotlights the depth of Hersch's undiminished improvisational skills and expressive powers.

We See

Snape Maltings

Scuttlers

Skipping

Bristol Fog (For John Taylor)

Newklypso (For Sonny Rollins)

The Big Easy (For Tom Piazza)

Miyako

Black Nile

Solo Encore-Bluemonk

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Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.'Live in Europe' crowns what was a momentous year for pianist Fred Hersch. Capturing his trio - with longtime associates, bassist John Hxe9bert and drummer Eric McPherson - in peak form, the new album signals a high level mark for an ensemble that has been garnering critical and popular praise for nearly a decade. rr

Consisting of six Hersch originals and two significant compositions apiece from Thelonious Monk ('We See,' 'Blue Monk') and Wayne Shorter ('Miyako,' 'Black Nile'), Live in Europe demonstrates how a working trio breathes as one.rr

'The trio has a shared language; by now we each contribute an equal part in what goes on musically during a performance,' Hersch says. He has made a dozen trio albums over the last 30 years, and he states that 'This is the best trio recording we've yet made, and pretty much as well as I can play in terms of energy and technical command.'rr

Serendipity played its role in the birth of the album. The penultimate engagement of the band's three-week European tour in November of 2017 was held at Flagey Studio 4, in Brussels' former National Institute for Radio Broadcasting. 'After the show, I realized that this was one of the two or three best performances we had given. The band was in terrific playing form, the acoustics were perfect and the piano was outstanding,' Hersch recalls. 'On returning to New York, I thought about the show and was then pleasantly surprised to find out that it had indeed been recorded. On hearing it, I was again struck by the level of creativity, content and energy.' rr

Live in Europe finds the trio in near telepathic communion. While each band member is a virtuoso player, individual bravura is always subordinate to group interplay. Lyricism, open-eared interaction and a respect for the power of space are all invaluable components of the trio's identity. In such performances as the frisky 'Skipping,' the affecting ballad, 'Bristol Fog' (dedicated to the late British pianist John Taylor), the joyous 'Newklypso (dedicated to Hersch's hero Sonny Rollins) and the bluesy tribute to New Orleans 'The Big Easy,' Hersch, Hxe9bert and McPherson give a master class in ensemble communication, uniting as one yet allowing each other to freely react with spontaneous invention. A masterful solo encore of 'Blue Monk' spotlights the depth of Hersch's undiminished improvisational skills and expressive powers.

We See

Snape Maltings

Scuttlers

Skipping

Bristol Fog (For John Taylor)

Newklypso (For Sonny Rollins)

The Big Easy (For Tom Piazza)

Miyako

Black Nile

Solo Encore-Bluemonk

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  • Genre: Jazz
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