Solo Live is a solo piano album by Michel Petrucciani, recorded in 1997 at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Germany, and released on the Dreyfus label in 1998.[2][3] A double-CD version of the concert was released in 2007, under the title Piano Solo: The Complete Concert in Germany, and featured 20 tracks instead of the original release's 11.[4]
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 27 February 1997 | |||
| Venue | Alte Oper (Frankfurt, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 152:35 | |||
| Label | Dreyfus | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Music edit
Most of the tracks are Petrucciani originals. "Looking Up" is "overtly optimistic and inherently hopeful"; "Home" is a "statement of warmth and comfort"; "Brazilian Like" is "orchestral and melodic to the point at which the tune remains in one's head long after its conclusion".[1]
Reception edit
The AllMusic review awarded it four and a half stars and described it as "Petrucciani's lasting solo gift to the jazz world".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it a maximum four stars and added it to the suggested Core Collection list.[2]
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Petrucciani, unless stated otherwise.
1998 CD Release edit
- "Looking Up" – 4:24
- "Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez) – 4:03
- "Rachid" – 2:22
- "Chloé Meets Gershwin" – 4:08
- "Home" – 3:40
- "Brazilian Like" – 3:07
- "Little Peace in C for U" – 4:12
- "Romantic But Not Blue" – 3:22
- "Trilogy in Blois (Morning Sun, Noon Sun and Night Sun in Blois)" – 11:29
- "Caravan" (Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol) – 10:09
- "She Did It Again" / "Take The A Train" (Billy Strayhorn) / "She Did It Again" – 4:53
2007 2CD Complete Release edit
- "Colors" – 7:43
- "Training" – 3:12
- "Hidden Joy" – 2:46
- "Les Grelots" (Eddie Louiss) – 4:26
- "Guadeloupe" – 5:02
- "Love Letter" – 5:44
- "Little Peace in C for U" – 4:47
- Michel Petrucciani Speech – 2:55
- "J'Aurais Tellement Voulu" – 3:30
- "Rachid" – 2:22
- "Chloé Meets Gershwin" – 4:07
- "Home" – 3:29
- "Brazilian Like" – 3:13
- "Romantic But Not Blue" – 3:28
- "Trilogy in Blois (Morning Sun in Blois - Noon Sun in Blois - Night Sun in Blois)" – 11:48
- "Caravan" (Ellington, Tizol, Mills) – 10:46
- "Looking Up" – 3:51
- "Besame Mucho" (Velázquez) – 4:51
- "She Did It Again" – 2:08
- "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 2:27
References edit
- ^ a b c Bartolini, Brian "Solo Live: review" AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.), Penguin, p. 1160.
- ^ "Michel Petrucciani: Solo Live" Dreyfus Records (in French).
- ^ "Michel Petrucciani: Complete concert in Germany (2CD)" Dreyfus Records.