★★★★★
The title tells most of the story, as pianist Bill Charlap and his trio of bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington take on 10 of Gershwin's compositions. They get help on several tracks from Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Slide Hampton (trombone), Phil Woods (alto sax) and Frank Wess (tenor sax). As might be expected from musicians of this calibre and sensibility, the whole package is served pretty much straight up and tied up quite nicely...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-02
★★★★★
Striking as he was on previous Hoagy Carmichael and Leonard Bernstein tributes, pianist Bill Charlap continues developing in subtlety and expressiveness, as evidenced by this adventure in Gershwin. Charlap swings as hard as he did in his heretofore best album, Distant Star (Criss Cross, 1997), but is light-years beyond it in artistic refinement, somehow managing to be at once elliptical and full-bodied, fleet and thoughtful, amusing and serious...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
To quote pianist Bill Charlap, "Gershwin is the heart and soul of American music... Gershwin's music is designed for interpretation and reinterpretation. We will never run out of ways to play and arrange his songs." Charlap and his associates, drummer Kenny Washington and bassist Peter Washington, exhibit plenty of ways to interpret Gershwin in this superb new release, his fourth for Blue Note. They have been together since 1997 and seem to breathe as one...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Bill Charlap was one of many jazz musicians whom the his peers regarded highly and who showed up over the course of a decade to accompany bigger names on their releases. Some of those behind-the-scenes musicians who make other artists' recordings so successful, like Lonnie Plaxico or Peter Martin, take the plunge and release CD's of their own. But others like Dwayne Burno or Dick Oatts remain content to stay busy as back-up musicians, continuing to garner the praise of their peers...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
After years of being singers' accompanist of choice, as well as illuminating various groups including Phil Woods' or Keter Betts', Bill Charlap has leaped into the jazz spotlight as one of the best-known pianists recording today...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-07
★★★★★
Track Listing: Who Cares?; Somebody Loves Me; Liza; How Long Has This Been Going On?; A Foggy Day; 'S Wonderful; I Was So Young and You Were So Beautiful; Bess, You Is My Woman Now; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Soon. Personnel: Bill Charlap: piano; Peter Washington: bass; Kenny Washington: drums; Nicholas Payton:trumpet; Slide Hampton: trombone; Phil Woods: alto saxophone; Frank Wess: tenorsaxophone...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Able to paint with a rich and melodic pallet, while possessing a natural and bell-like tone, pianist Bill Charlap is a musician who is actively looking for new ways to express himself and compliment any musical situation. His sophisticated harmonic knowledge and sense of drama make him one of the most stimulating pianists around. It should come as no surprise that Charlap would pursue a career in music; his parents are the late Broadway composer Moose Charlap and vocalist Sandy Stewart...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: 1 Who Cares?; 2 Somebody Loves Me; 3 Liza; 4 How Long Has This Been Going On?; 5 A Foggy Day; 6 S'Wonderful; 7 I Was So Young, and You Were So Beautiful; 8 Bess, You is My Woman Now; 9 Nice Work if You Can Get It; 10 Soon Personnel: Bill Charlap - piano; Kenny Washington - drummer; Peter Washington - bassist; Nicholas Payton - trumpet;Slide Hampton - trombone; Phil Woods - alto sax; Frank Wess - tenor sax...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: 1. Who Cares?; 2. Somebody Loves Me; 3. Liza; 4. How Long Has This Been Going On?; 5. AFoggy Day; 6. S'Wonderful; 7. I Was So Young and You Were So Beautiful; 8. Bess, You IsMy Woman Now; 9. Nice Work if You Can Get It; 10. Soon. Personnel: Bill Charlap, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Kenny Washington, drums; Nicholas Payton,trumpet (#2,5,6,9); Slide Hampton, trombone (#2,5,6,9); Phil Woods, alto saxophone(#2,5,6,8,9); Frank Wess, tenor saxophone (#2,4,5,6,9)...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
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