CONCORD DUO SERIES VOL. 8

 

Concord #CCD-4639

Produced by Nick Phillips

Recorded 1994



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Credits:

Denny Zeitlin – Piano
David Freisen – Bass

 



Track Listing:

1. All of You [Porter] (8:23)

2. Echo of A Kiss [Denny Zeitlin] (6:46)
Soundclip: “A gentle, original waltz with an unusual melody and harmonic structure.”

3. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes [Bernier, Brainin] (13:12)

4. Old Folks [Hill, Robison] (6:35)

5. Oleo [Rollins] (4:38)
Soundclip: “We take this Sonny Rollins riff on “I Got Rhythm” changes at a blistering tempo. ”

6. Turnaround [Coleman] (6:52)

7. The Island [Lins, Martins] (6:24)

8. Signs and Wonders [David Friesen] (8:01)
Soundclip: “My favorite David Friesen composition.”



Critical Acclaim for the Concrd Duo CD and Live Performances:

LOS ANGELES TIMES: “Both artists are gifted, cutting-edge soloists whose interaction with each other seems to occur on an almost symbiotic plane of connectedness.”

SANTA BARBERA INDEPENDENT: “Zeitlin and Friesen are bona fide masters of modern jazz, and, having performed as a duet some 15 years, their product can only be described as magic…”

LOS ANGELES READER: “The type of hand-in-glove musical exchange of which pianist Denny Zeitlin and bassist David Friesen are capable is a rare commodity in any genre. Egos must be put aside for the greater glory of the music, and both players are known for their empathetic approaches to improvisational work.”

TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG, Innsbruck, Austria: “A duo is the smallest, but the most risky entity of interactive music-playing. This duo is amazingly delicate, and also entertaining, challenging, and stimulating with every single note.”

DOWNBEAT: “Their 10 year relationship enables them to follow one another into vast harmonic labyrinths without losing contact, and Zeitlin’s pianistic intelligence brings out the best in Friesen.”