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Frank Harrison Trio: Sideways
ByHarrison alternates his distinctive originals with familiar standards, opening with the much-covered "Autumn Leaves." This version invites comparison with Keith Jarrett's extended take from At the Blue Note: Saturday, June 4, 1994 First Set (ECM, 1995), a monumentally definitive 26-minute workout that might have scared a more fainthearted pianist away from getting anywhere near the time-tested Joseph Kosma standard. Harrison and his trio, though, give the tune an original twist, rolling from a prancing introduction to urgent propulsion with drums bustling insistently behind Harrison's sharp and incisive touch.
Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Dindi" opens with a steady heartbeat of bass splashed with the piano's delicate colorings before shifting into the relentless momentum of a speeding train, all without loosing a bit of the melody's beauty. George Gershwin's "How Long Has this Been Going On" gets a spacious and patient exploration, while the trio remolds the architecture of "You and the Night and the Music," taking the tempo into urgent territory.
Beginning with the solemn "One," Harrison's alternating originals compare well with the standards. "Flowing at Rest" is deliberate and tranquil while "Song for Roo" has a melody that is lovely and lilting; Harrison's notes float on a cloud over the gentle thunder rumble of a rhythm. The set closes with "The Riddle Song," a stately lullaby to wrap up an excellent piano trio outing.
Track Listing
Autumn Leaves; One; Dindi; Flowing at Rest; How Long Has This Been Going On?; Song for Roo; You and the Night and the Music; The Riddle Song.
Personnel
Frank Harrison
pianoFrank Harrison: piano; Davide Petrocca: bass; Stephen Keogh: drums.
Album information
Title: Sideways | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Linus Entertainment
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