★★★★★
Pianist Fred Hersch and guitarist Julian Lage are similarly masterful players and likeminded souls. Though primarily jazz improvisers, they share affinities for new collaborations, classical forms and soft yet intense dynamics. If they're more than a generation apart in age, no matter. "For such a young musician," Hersch writes in his album notes, "Julian has an old soul, is well aware of the entirety of the jazz language and is both a musical and technical virtuoso; he is both inspired and...
- jazztimes.com
2013-12-17
★★★★★
This album is the latest of several recordings in which pianist Fred Hersch solos or joins forces with some highly intelligent, advanced musicians to provide jazz renditions with a sophisticated, chamber music quality. Others are Hersch's Alone at the Vanguard (Palmetto, 2011); Leaves of Grass (Palmetto, 2005)?an ensemble composition based on Walt Whitman's poems?and two additional solo albums: Fred Hersch plays Jobim (Sunnyside, 2009) and In Amsterdam: Live at the Bimhuis (Palmetto, 2006)...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2013-08-29
★★★★★
Pianist Fred Hersch's two-disc trio date is called Alive at the Vanguard. It's a very efficient title: it manages to say three important things about the album. On one hand, the title assertively claims the disc's place in the lofty company of other live albums recorded at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York. These parallels are established in Hersch's set list. Saxophonist Sonny Rollins' Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2012-12-09
★★★★★
It is a pleasure to follow pianist Fred Hersch's recorded output as he delivers creative and deeply felt solo and small group jazz, seeking to express ideas that sometimes approach the mysterious and ineffable, yet remain rooted in the best of musical expression...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2012-04-16
★★★★★
The beauty of subtle emotion and the glacial calm of Fred Hersch's pianism are so arresting and so captivating that it virtually stops the breath. His mastery of the instrument, coupled with a deep and soulful connection with the joy of music gives Hersch the unique power to both entertain as well as heal the mind with utmost spirituality...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2011-05-18
★★★★★
Alone at the Vanguard follows a set pattern: alternating ballads and swingers (four originals, five standards) on solo piano. If that sounds routine, note that it's made by a master craftsman, Fred Hersch, whose ability to refresh jazz routines is unsurpassed. This live set, the last from his weeklong December 2010 Village Vanguard residency, is a stunning achievement. It is also unpredictable. Fred Hersch For example, don't look for typical jazz ballads...
- www.jazztimes.com
2011-04-25
★★★★★
Track Listing: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning; Down Home; Echoes; Lee's Dream; Pastorale; Doce de Coco; Memories of You; Work; Encore: Doxy. Personnel: Fred Hersch: piano...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2011-03-14
★★★★★
Track Listing: In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning; Down Home (dedicated to Bill Frisell); Echoes; Lee's Dream (Dedicated to Lee Konitz); Pastorale (Dedicated to Robert Schumann); Doco de Coco; Memories Of You; Work; Doxy. Personnel: Fred Hersch: piano...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2011-02-28
★★★★★
Track Listing: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning; Down Home; Echoes; Lee's Dream; Pastorale; Doce de Coco; Memories of You; Work; Encore: Doxy. Personnel: Fred Hersch: piano. Style: Modern Jazz Read more reviews of Alone at the Vanguard Pianist Fred Hersch almost cashed out back in 2008, when he fell ill with AIDs-related complications and spent seven weeks in a coma...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2011-02-28
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