Dan Falk - Focusing In - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With pianists George Duke & Kenny Werner, organist Larry Golding's, and pianist/accordionist Gil Goldstein, Seattle bassist Dan Dean brings together some of the top keyboard talents in the world for an intimate set of duo performances, each displaying an abundance of spontaneity and spirited exchanges. With Golding's, the duo explores the bop of InchIn Walked BudInch to the funk of InchI Feel Good.Inch Pianists Kenny Werner & George Duke take on standards such as InchStella By StarlightInch and InchS'Wonderful,Inch while Gil Goldstein adds accordion to the mix with a look at InchLover Man.Inch with the performer's varied and singular styles there is great textural variety and the emphasis is always on musical conversation with a lot of deep interplay. Inch... a phenomenal player.Inch

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Thomas G. Leslie - Ventanas [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/25/2014