Penant, Renaud Trio / I Want To Be Happy
| Album: | I Want To Be Happy | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Penant, Renaud Trio | Added: | Apr 2015 | |
| Label: | Iti Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-06-26 | Pull Date: | 2015-08-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 | Jul 19 | Jul 12 | Jul 5 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 24, 2022: | Rebop (rebroadcast from Aug 7, 2015)
I Want To Be Happy |
4. | Aug 28, 2015: | Rebop
The Newest Blues |
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| 2. | Jul 10, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 22, 2015)
Once I Loved |
5. | Aug 26, 2015: | 8-26-2015
I Want To Be Happy |
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| 3. | Jun 26, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Aug 8, 2015)
The Newest Blues |
6. | Aug 23, 2015: | Septagonal Banana
Once I Loved |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-06-23
Reviewed 2015-06-23
PIANO TRIO JAZZ
This French born, NYC-based drummer isn’t well known: I found no online articles on him nor reviews of this album. Still Penant is working steadily in Manhattan jazz clubs: his web site lists frequent gigs around town. Here he leads a piano-bass-drums trio through a set of upbeat, happy, melodic tunes. We get a couple old Broadway songs; the rest are covers of compositions by famous jazz masters. It’s light going, enjoyable, nightclub jazz.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Very fast. Often sung tune from “No No Nanette” (1920s). Bright, galloping piano melodies; quick flourishes on drums. (5:22)
2 * Mid-fast. Hip, swinging melody. Good rhythm. (7:21)
3 Mid-tempo. Easy ramble on the ivories with little ornamentation. Steady rhythm. (6:59)
4 Fast. Cole Porter classic done too fast IMO. A bit heavy handed as well. (8:20)
5 Fast. Spirited toe-tapper by the great bebop pianist Bud Powell. (5:20)
6 Very slow. The only ballad here. Pretty, but sleepy. (9:29)
7 ** Very fast. Another bebop challenge for the pianist (I liked this more than #5). Some nice breaks by the bass and the drums make this fun and interesting. (8:14)
8 Mid-fast. Usually a slow love song (see Shirley Horn), here it’s amped up. (12:07)
9 * Mid-tempo. Swingin’ and pleasant. There’s a rare bass solo. (5:49)
This French born, NYC-based drummer isn’t well known: I found no online articles on him nor reviews of this album. Still Penant is working steadily in Manhattan jazz clubs: his web site lists frequent gigs around town. Here he leads a piano-bass-drums trio through a set of upbeat, happy, melodic tunes. We get a couple old Broadway songs; the rest are covers of compositions by famous jazz masters. It’s light going, enjoyable, nightclub jazz.
All instrumental. No FCC issues.
1 * Very fast. Often sung tune from “No No Nanette” (1920s). Bright, galloping piano melodies; quick flourishes on drums. (5:22)
2 * Mid-fast. Hip, swinging melody. Good rhythm. (7:21)
3 Mid-tempo. Easy ramble on the ivories with little ornamentation. Steady rhythm. (6:59)
4 Fast. Cole Porter classic done too fast IMO. A bit heavy handed as well. (8:20)
5 Fast. Spirited toe-tapper by the great bebop pianist Bud Powell. (5:20)
6 Very slow. The only ballad here. Pretty, but sleepy. (9:29)
7 ** Very fast. Another bebop challenge for the pianist (I liked this more than #5). Some nice breaks by the bass and the drums make this fun and interesting. (8:14)
8 Mid-fast. Usually a slow love song (see Shirley Horn), here it’s amped up. (12:07)
9 * Mid-tempo. Swingin’ and pleasant. There’s a rare bass solo. (5:49)
Track Listing
| 1. | I Want To Be Happy | 6. | Autumn In New York | |||
| 2. | So Do It | 7. | Bean And The Boys | |||
| 3. | Quasimodo | 8. | Once I Loved | |||
| 4. | Love For Sale | 9. | The Newest Blues | |||
| 5. | Elegy | . |