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| Michel Petrucciani - The Blue Note Years (rel.1993) |
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| AMG Review (4): 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 quartet takes from arguably his best release, Pianism, and six cuts with him playing acoustic and electric keyboards on the same composition. But the disc gives a grab-bag feel for Petrucciani the composer and improviser; we can't tell how his approach evolved, nor chart his growth or stagnation. In addition, the company doesn't even provide complete recording information, omitting the dates for the tracks. A final insult are the ridiculously exaggerated, incomplete liner notes in which Petrucciani is placed in the company of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, an absurd comparison. This isn't the way to celebrate or document a musician's contributions to a label. — Ron Wynn Credits: Eddie Gomez - Bass, Bass (Acoustic) Omar Hakim - Drums Jim Hall - Guitar Tânia Maria - Vocals Gary Peacock - Bass Michel Petrucciani - Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals Wayne Shorter - Sax (Tenor) Lenny White - Drums Chris Walker - Bass (Electric) Adam Holzman - Synthesizer, Programming Frank Colon - Percussion Palle Danielsson - Bass Al Foster - Drums Roy Haynes - Drums Anthony Jackson - Bass, Bass (Electric) Victor Jones - Drums Robbie Kondor - Synthesizer, Programming Andy McKee - Bass, Bass (Acoustic) Steve Thornton - Percussion Eliot Zigmund - Drums |