New York Trio Recordings, Vol. 3: Night Whispers
Jazz
| Apr 2009
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2009-05-03
Reviewed 2009-05-03
MARC COPLAND: Night Whispers
Pirouet, 2009
MODERN PIANO TRIO – Remarkable interaction here, in the third of pianist Copland’s excellent “New York Trio” series. This time he pairs with bassist Drew Gress, who gracefully envelops Copland’s delicate, near-tragic piano, while drummer Bill Stewart expands and contracts space in seamless elasticity. Achingly tender, strikingly different, deeply serious but utterly magnetic. This is one helluva record.
Marc Copland - piano
Drew Gress - bass
Bill Stewart - drums
* * * * * | All excellent. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
1. 1:59 – solo piano ballad, dappled light tinged with worried dissonance
2. 8:35 – soft and sad, suspended over a pulsating quiet, lots of depth in solos
3. 7:59 – restrained uptempo tune saturated with rich, vivid harmonic colors
4. 2:51 – another version of #1, runs in quick divergent streams
5. 6:58 – Miles Davis classic, spacious, all muted tones & prismatic refraction
6. 6:42 – slow, mysterious: tiptoes carefully thru tall grass, picks up later
7. 7:06 – odd rolling groove sneaks in, scatters like dust, returns. Great drums!
8. 2:12 – another version of #1, spectral and haunting, a disturbed echo
9. 6:33 – mid/uptempo levitation with nifty dialogue, everyone has lots to say
10. 7:31 – standard, tiptoes and pirouettes, relatively straight nightclub sound
[ Fo ] 05/03/09
Pirouet, 2009
MODERN PIANO TRIO – Remarkable interaction here, in the third of pianist Copland’s excellent “New York Trio” series. This time he pairs with bassist Drew Gress, who gracefully envelops Copland’s delicate, near-tragic piano, while drummer Bill Stewart expands and contracts space in seamless elasticity. Achingly tender, strikingly different, deeply serious but utterly magnetic. This is one helluva record.
Marc Copland - piano
Drew Gress - bass
Bill Stewart - drums
* * * * * | All excellent. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
1. 1:59 – solo piano ballad, dappled light tinged with worried dissonance
2. 8:35 – soft and sad, suspended over a pulsating quiet, lots of depth in solos
3. 7:59 – restrained uptempo tune saturated with rich, vivid harmonic colors
4. 2:51 – another version of #1, runs in quick divergent streams
5. 6:58 – Miles Davis classic, spacious, all muted tones & prismatic refraction
6. 6:42 – slow, mysterious: tiptoes carefully thru tall grass, picks up later
7. 7:06 – odd rolling groove sneaks in, scatters like dust, returns. Great drums!
8. 2:12 – another version of #1, spectral and haunting, a disturbed echo
9. 6:33 – mid/uptempo levitation with nifty dialogue, everyone has lots to say
10. 7:31 – standard, tiptoes and pirouettes, relatively straight nightclub sound
[ Fo ] 05/03/09
Recent airplay
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No Cover, No Minimum — Aug 05, 2011
Emily (Take Three)
late night veggies — Jan 10, 2010
Night Whispers
No Cover, No Minimum — Jul 03, 2009
So What
No Cover, No Minimum — Jun 26, 2009
Charting
2009-05-03 — 2009-07-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 5 | 1 |
| Jun 28 | 1 |
| Jun 14 | 1 |
| Jun 7 | 1 |
| May 31 | 4 |
| May 24 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Emily (Take One) | ||
| 2. | The Bell Tolls | ||
| 3. | Night Whispers | ||
| 4. | Emily (Take Two) | ||
| 5. | So What | ||
| 6. | Like It Never Was | ||
| 7. | Space Acres | ||
| 8. | Emily (Take Three) | ||
| 9. | Scattered Leaves | ||
| 10. | I Fall In Love Too Easily |