You’ve written a great piece about Michel Petrucciani here, Marc 👍. Unfortunately, I never saw him live, though I did catch a few of his concerts on TV and own four of his CDs. But not "Power Of Three". However, I just listened to it on YouTube. "In A Sentimental Mood" with Jim Hall, is absolutely fantastic.
Shorter sounds like he's making up for lost Weather Report time with not much emotional involvement here. Not the first player to use a gig as a practise session.
I had the honor of seeing him perform a few times at the old Catalina's. Each time his struggle to get on the piano bench was painful to witness. Michel's playing was gorgeous and moving. The profound experience I had was looking at this man whose body was twisted and yet his hands were perfect. I was completely struck when I saw his hands close up. They were absolutely flawless. It made this non-believer question this miracle. I still think about it.
For an interesting comparison, check out "Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1979."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ_jEMSbfvo
You’ve written a great piece about Michel Petrucciani here, Marc 👍. Unfortunately, I never saw him live, though I did catch a few of his concerts on TV and own four of his CDs. But not "Power Of Three". However, I just listened to it on YouTube. "In A Sentimental Mood" with Jim Hall, is absolutely fantastic.
https://youtu.be/QYOIBB0UBFw?is=XiRKeBMH-xUiJXrE
He left behind so much music that one might think he lived to be 50 or 60, yet he was only 36 when he left us 😔.
Shorter sounds like he's making up for lost Weather Report time with not much emotional involvement here. Not the first player to use a gig as a practise session.
I had the honor of seeing him perform a few times at the old Catalina's. Each time his struggle to get on the piano bench was painful to witness. Michel's playing was gorgeous and moving. The profound experience I had was looking at this man whose body was twisted and yet his hands were perfect. I was completely struck when I saw his hands close up. They were absolutely flawless. It made this non-believer question this miracle. I still think about it.
Inspired by Bill, here's another comparison, Bob Brookmeyer and Ted Rosenthal:
https://youtu.be/OC8cxjMOygM?is=RZBY9eizNDx6xsgU
If you scroll down there are quite a few more selections from the CD, including a great "Night and Day", below:
https://youtu.be/BRTnPw5bSsU?si=7j9IDBG1-qnoPEDD