Blackbird

Blackbird Artist: Shelly Berg
Label: Concord Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 013431221623
EAN: 0013431221623
ASIN: B00070EBC6


Release Date: 2005-01-25

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Listmania:

  1. Even more piano trio madness

Tracks:

  1. All My Tomorrows
  2. Estate
  3. Blackbird
  4. I Hear A Rhapsody
  5. Question And Answer
  6. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
  7. All The Things You Are
  8. Hot It Up
  9. Blame It On The Sun
  10. She's Always A Woman
  11. If I Should Lose You
  12. Julia

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant execution.......2005-07-26

Shelly Berg is an atypical pianist. His extraordinary technique that derives from rigorous classical training is meticulous, and his placements of notes, rhythm, and colours are precise, deliberate, and simply superbly executed.

Here is someone whose strong gravitaty grabs your attention even when spoken softly. This recording is such a fine example of how deliberate execution that is only possible from high level of rigorous training brings such a magical experience, and is a strong reminder that it takes subtlety, not innundation to make a point across the space between the music and the mind.

5 out of 5 stars A must have for any music lover.......2005-04-27

I'm a jazz fan and music lover. Even if you are not into jazz per se, or just want to explore the genre, this CD is a must. Three fine musicians have put together a great blend of tunes, tempos and solos on Blackbird. Great skill on piano, bass and drums make this an "all play" CD. Great for kicking back, dinner music, or heading down the highway with the stereo cranked up to catch the "finery". Here's hoping there is more of the Shelly Berg Trio in the future!

5 out of 5 stars JAZZ AT ITS FINEST!.......2005-02-05

This is fabulous CD, with brilliant performances by all three musicians! Berg's treatment of all these songs, especially the classic "All The Things You Are" and "Blackbird", is constantly inventive and fresh. An elegant tour-de-force by this marvelous trio of jazz masters!

4 out of 5 stars Berg is another perpetrator of stylistic monotony.......2005-01-30

BLACKBIRD is decidedly inferior to THE JOY. Due to the inclusion of 2 objectionable tunes. I'm sick to frigging hell of ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE. (Although come to think of it, I never liked it in the first place.) Even more emetic is Shelly's version of a Billy Joel banality-fest called SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN. But Shelly really redeemed himself with a fabfest called QUESTION AND ANSWER. Which is arguably the best track he's ever done.

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  2. Reach Out ~ Hank Mobley
  3. We Live Here ~ Pat Metheny
  4. The Sounds of Jimmy Smith ~ Jimmy Smith
  5. The Zone ~ Topaz
  6. At Home ~ Avishai Cohen
  7. Swingin' for the Fences ~ Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
  8. Domination ~ Cannonball Adderley
  9. Fool on the Hill ~ Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
  10. Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers ~ Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers

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