Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani overcame the effects of osteogenensis imperfecta (a bone disease that greatly stunted his growth) to become a powerful pianist. Originally greatly influenced by Bill Evans and to a lesser extent Keith Jarrett, Petrucciani developed his own individual voice. He started by playing in the family band with his guitarist father and bassist brother. At the age of 15 he had the opportunity to play with Kenny Clarke and Clark Terry, and at 17 he made his first recording. Petrucciani toured France with Lee Konitz in a duo (1980) and moved to the U.S. in 1982. At that time he coaxed Charles Lloyd out of retirement and toured with his quartet, a mutually beneficial relationship. Petrucciani was a strong attraction in the U.S., usually playing with a quartet (sometimes featuring Adam Holzman's synthesizer for color) or as a soloist; in 1986 he recorded at Montreux with Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter. Although Petrucciani's ability to overcome his affliction was admirable, his impressive playing stood by itself; he died of a pulmonary infection on January 6, 1999.© Scott Yanow /TiVo Read more
Michel Petrucciani overcame the effects of osteogenensis imperfecta (a bone disease that greatly stunted his growth) to become a powerful pianist. Originally greatly influenced by Bill Evans and to a lesser extent Keith Jarrett, Petrucciani developed his own individual voice. He started by playing in the family band with his guitarist father and bassist brother. At the age of 15 he had the opportunity to play with Kenny Clarke and Clark Terry, and at 17 he made his first recording. Petrucciani toured France with Lee Konitz in a duo (1980) and moved to the U.S. in 1982. At that time he coaxed Charles Lloyd out of retirement and toured with his quartet, a mutually beneficial relationship. Petrucciani was a strong attraction in the U.S., usually playing with a quartet (sometimes featuring Adam Holzman's synthesizer for color) or as a soloist; in 1986 he recorded at Montreux with Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter. Although Petrucciani's ability to overcome his affliction was admirable, his impressive playing stood by itself; he died of a pulmonary infection on January 6, 1999.
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Trio in Tokyo (Live) (Bonus Track Version)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1999
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Trio In Tokyo (Live; Bonus Track Version; 2009 Remastered Version)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Sep 22, 1999
Pianist Petrucciani was somewhat of a chameleon, inclined to go from mainstream jazz to more contemporary beats, which makes the rhythm team of electr ...
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Michel Petrucciani
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by OWL on Jan 1, 1981
The Qobuz Ideal DiscographyMichel Petrucciani's second recording (following the obscure Flash, put out by the French Bingow label the previous year) finds the pianist at age 18 ...
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Trio in Tokyo (Bonus Track Version)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Sep 22, 1999
Pianist Petrucciani was somewhat of a chameleon, inclined to go from mainstream jazz to more contemporary beats, which makes the rhythm team of electr ...
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Michel Petrucciani & NHØP (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 5, 2009
Both pianist Michel Petrucciani and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen had considerable discographies and died far too young, Petrucciani in his mi ...
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Piano Solo: The Complete Concert in Germany (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 2007
A lot of people first became aware of French pianist Michel Petrucciani through his work with Charles Lloyd in the early '80s. Standing barely three f ...
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Flamingo
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1995
This CD features a logical combination of two talented Frenchmen, violinist Stéphane Grappelli and pianist Michel Petrucciani, who had never recorded ...
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Michel Petrucciani & NHØP (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 5, 2009
Both pianist Michel Petrucciani and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen had considerable discographies and died far too young, Petrucciani in his mi ...
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Marvellous
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1994
Having untethered himself from the United States and Blue Note Records, Petrucciani returned to France and promptly zapped out one of his finest, most ...
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The Blue Note Albums (9 CD)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 26, 2015
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Playground
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1991
Pianist Michel Petrucciani, who during the early part of his career was heavily influenced by Bill Evans, gradually developed his own sound. By 1991 h ...
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Colors
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Disques Dreyfus on Jan 11, 2019
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Both Worlds
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Oct 15, 1997
The diminutive French pianist Michel Petrucciani continues to display immense talent at the keyboard, but for a change, he's turned to another musicia ...
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Solo Live
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Mar 23, 1999
Solo Live, released shortly after his death, marks pianist Michel Petrucciani's lasting solo gift to the jazz world. Though clearly a virtuoso on his ...
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Best Of The Blue Note Years
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1993
The single-disc Best Of outing is a mixed blessing. The 12 performances include the wonderful "Bimini" from Power Of Three, as well as trio and quarte ...
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Promenade With Duke
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on Jan 1, 1993
In an interview, Michel Petrucciani said "...my biggest inspiration is Duke Ellington, because in my very early age he gave [me] the inspiration to pl ...
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Conférence de presse (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 1995
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So What - Best Of
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Jan 1, 2004
The great pianist Michel Petrucciani recorded for the Dreyfus label during the six years before his 1999 death. Producer/label owner Francis Dreyfus i ...
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Conversation (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Feb 26, 2001
Michel Petrucciani always excelled in front of a live audience, and this 1992 concert with his father Tony accompanying him on guitar is no exception, ...
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Original Album Classics
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Sep 9, 2009
After reissuing virtually every recording in their catalog by pianist Michel Petrucciani, the Dreyfus label followed up with a considerably more compa ...
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Concerts Inédits: Solo (Live)
Michel Petrucciani
Jazz - Released by Dreyfus Jazz on Nov 9, 1999
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