Almost Everything is an album by American jazz pianist Don Friedman recorded in Denmark in 1995 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4]

Almost Everything
Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedApril 1995
StudioSteepleChase Digital Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length64:24
LabelSteepleChase
SCCD 31368
ProducerNils Winther
Don Friedman chronology
Thingin'
(1995)
Almost Everything
(1995)
Red Sky Waltz
(1996)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [6]

Ken Dryden, writing for AllMusic, described the album as "one of his finest studio sessions... Highly recommended" and stated "Don Friedman may be one of the best-kept secrets in jazz, in spite of a lengthy career and numerous recordings as a leader".[5]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Don Friedman, except where indicated.

  1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper) – 6:28
  2. "Flamands" – 6:38
  3. "Waltz for Marilyn" – 11:03
  4. "Before the Rain" – 5:38
  5. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel) – 6:58
  6. "Twigs and Branches" (Matt Wilson) – 5:39
  7. "El Niño" (Ron McClure) – 8:13
  8. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 8:24
  9. "Almost Everything" – 6:55

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Don Friedman discography accessed May 31, 2017
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Don Friedman accessed May 31, 2017
  3. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed May 31, 2017
  4. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed May 31, 2017
  5. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Almost Everything – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.