Reviewed: 2019-10-29
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: this is one of several remastered releases we received recently and one we don’t have in our library. Pianist Garner was one of the most distinctive of all pianists in jazz and a brilliant virtuoso who sounded like no one else.
If You Like: Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
***1/ Just One Of Those Things (3;31) – piano starts> swings into fast tempo jam> sizzling piano solo> fast jam> crescendo end
*2/ I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (5:26) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> slow jam> complex piano solo> slow jam> long crescendo end
**3/ Blue Lou (5:02) – piano starts with a crescendo> fast tempo jam with a ragtime vibe> rocking piano solo> fast jam> slows to uptempo> crescendo end
*4/ Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:36) – piano starts> midtempo stroll> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
***5/ The Lady Is A tramp (3;37) – piano starts> midtempo jam swings into fast tempo> slows to uptempo, then swings back up> swinging piano solo> fast jam swings into lightning fast> crescendo end
**6/ When You’re Smiling (3:53) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam swells in volume> quick fade
*7/ Sweet Lorraine (3;28) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> long crescendo end
*8/ Dreamstreet (3:20) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
**9/ Mambo Gotham (3:30) – piano starts> uptempo mambo signature takes off in a lightning fast jam> sizzling piano solo> fast jam> slows to uptempo> crescendo end
10/ Oklahoma! Medley (8:54) – piano starts slow> swings into midtempo jam> melody shift> piano solo> melody shift> midtempo jam> melody shift> uptempo jam> slows to crescendo end
*11/ By Chance (4:31) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end