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This two-CD set contains 15 tracks selected by producer Jean-Jacques Pussiau from the six albums Petrucciani recorded for Owl Records from 1981-1985. The first CD includes six Petrucciani originals and two by drummer Aldo Romano; the second is all standards. Petrucciani's playing is not as strongly individual as it eventually became, but then he was only 18 in 1981. If there's an excess of self-indulgent noodling, particularly on the Jarrett-ish "My Funny Valentine" and "Prelude to a Kiss," there are also intimations of his later voice, with all its power, clarity, and chromatic romanticism. Petrucciani doubles himself on some of the solo tracks on the first CD, though this is not noted in the liners (which are a bit confusing). Two highlights on the first CD are "Mike Pee," a meditation that wanders -- but beautifully -- and is full of Petrucciani's signature clean, flowing runs and lyrical harmonies, and "Cold Blues," where the fast-walking basslines of Ron McClure provide an inspiring scaffolding for a joyful tour de force. That same piano/bass format swings "There Will Never Be Another You" on the second disc, where Petrucciani's thoughtful, Tatum-esque solo version of "'Round Midnight" is nothing less than astonishing for a teenager to pull off. For his fans, these discs are historically important as early evidence of his remarkable promise; for others, they offer more energy and imagination than many pianists are displaying today.
© Judith Schlesinger /TiVo
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Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aldo Romano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Guy Van Minden, Producer
℗ 1981 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aldo Romano, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Jean-Marie Golaz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Van Minden, Producer
℗ 1982 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Guy Simon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer
℗ 1984 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Jean-Marie Golaz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Van Minden, Producer
℗ 1982 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - A.T. Michael MacDonald, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McClure, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer
℗ 1985 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Clement Ziegler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Jean-Marie Golaz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Van Minden, Producer
℗ 1982 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - A.T. Michael MacDonald, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McClure, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer
℗ 1985 Decca Records France
DISC 2
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aldo Romano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Guy Van Minden, Producer
℗ 1981 Decca Records France
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Michel Petrucciani, MainArtist - Guy Simon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer
℗ 1984 Decca Records France
Duke Ellington, Composer - Irving Mills, Author - Irving Gordon, Author - Michel Petrucciani, MainArtist - Guy Simon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer
℗ 1984 Decca Records France
Lee Konitz, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Baker, ComposerLyricist - Dick Gasparre, ComposerLyricist - George Fragos, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Guy Van Minden, Producer
℗ 1982 Decca Records France
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Hanighen, ComposerLyricist - Cootie Williams, Composer - Michel Petrucciani, MainArtist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Clement Ziegler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 Decca Records France
Michel Petrucciani, MainArtist - Mongo Santamaria, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer - Clement Ziegler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 Decca Records France
Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Author - Michel Petrucciani, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - A.T. Michael MacDonald, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McClure, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Jacques Pussiau, Producer
℗ 1985 Decca Records France
Album review
This two-CD set contains 15 tracks selected by producer Jean-Jacques Pussiau from the six albums Petrucciani recorded for Owl Records from 1981-1985. The first CD includes six Petrucciani originals and two by drummer Aldo Romano; the second is all standards. Petrucciani's playing is not as strongly individual as it eventually became, but then he was only 18 in 1981. If there's an excess of self-indulgent noodling, particularly on the Jarrett-ish "My Funny Valentine" and "Prelude to a Kiss," there are also intimations of his later voice, with all its power, clarity, and chromatic romanticism. Petrucciani doubles himself on some of the solo tracks on the first CD, though this is not noted in the liners (which are a bit confusing). Two highlights on the first CD are "Mike Pee," a meditation that wanders -- but beautifully -- and is full of Petrucciani's signature clean, flowing runs and lyrical harmonies, and "Cold Blues," where the fast-walking basslines of Ron McClure provide an inspiring scaffolding for a joyful tour de force. That same piano/bass format swings "There Will Never Be Another You" on the second disc, where Petrucciani's thoughtful, Tatum-esque solo version of "'Round Midnight" is nothing less than astonishing for a teenager to pull off. For his fans, these discs are historically important as early evidence of his remarkable promise; for others, they offer more energy and imagination than many pianists are displaying today.
© Judith Schlesinger /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 02:05:17
- Main artists: Michel Petrucciani
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: OWL
- Genre: Jazz
© 2016 Decca Records France This Compilation ℗ 2016 Decca Records France
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