Gianni is an old friend of Monks who has been in Ecuador for the past two years. While he was visiting Austin, he dropped in for two sets of piano standards and even sang a couple for us. I tried to highlight some heavy piano tracks on this one, but there were so many new releases I was trying to get to (especially that Tohru Aizawa WOW). An mp3 of the set can be downloaded here. Hope you like it.
7/28 – Gianni Bianchini
Max Roach / Clifford Brown – Daahoud
Nick Culp – Fanatic Dance
Tohru Aizawa – La Fiesta
Tigran Hamyasan – Cave of Rebirth
Michael Garrick – Heart is a Lotus
Overton Berry Trio – Feeling Good
Jutta Hipp – Indian Summer
John Lewis – Afternoon in Paris
Martial Solal Trio – Jordu
Ryo Fukui – Early Summer
Descendants of Mike and Phoebe – Chick Chick
Chick Corea – Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
Thelonious Monk – Caravan
Sonny Clark – Minor Meeting (take 10)
Ashley Henry Trio – Bunny
R+R=Now – Reflect Reprise
Jorge Lopez Ruiz 5 – Mirosbass
Emma-Jean Thackray – Ley Lines
Shabaka Hutchings – Black Skin, Black Masks
Web Web – Kings of Forbidden Lands
Isao Suzuki – Orangutan
Houston School for Visual and Performing Arts – Illumination