Live At Yoshi's Volume Two

Jazz | Feb 2006

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-03-03

Piano trio, straight mainstream jazz with a warm heart. Williams has a classic polished "jazz" sound, but her playing has flair. Her solos are bright, with little surprises in the inflections and accents, and the occasional fast flurry of notes. Tracks mix old, worn standards with some originals.

1- Soft slow Miles cover, with Flamenco drama of course. Gets louder later on.
2- Relaxed mid/fast, w/clever piano intro
3- Slow, romantic
4- Bouncy midtempo, like "Well You Needn't." Cool left hand solo early on, followed by even cooler right-hand solo
5- Sad. Slow start, into brisk soloing
6- Bright midtempo
7- Soft start into perky midtempo solo. Cool ending w/flourishes
8- Jaunty old-time swing. SEGUE into:
9- Languid, slow take on Gershwin's "Summertime"

Recent airplay

Dear Gaylord
Memory SelectMay 05, 2006
Paul's Pal
Paul's Pal
No Cover, No MinimumApr 17, 2006
Elbow Room
No Cover, No MemoryApr 07, 2006
Elbow Room
In ConcertApr 05, 2006
Paul's Pal
Memory SelectMar 24, 2006

Charting

2006-03-05 — 2006-05-07 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
May 7 1
Apr 30 1
Apr 23 1
Apr 9 2
Mar 26 2
Mar 12 2

Track listing

1. Flamenco Sketches
2. Why Do I Love You
3. Spoken Softly
4. Elbow Room
5. Soldaji
6. Paul's Pal
7. Dear Gaylord
8. Lulu's Back In Town
9. Summertime