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28-year-old pianist Dan Cray, a finalist at the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competion and the 2004 Cole Porter Fellowship Competition of the American Pianist Association,is already being hailed as "a key figure when it comes to escorting jazz into the new millennium." Since graduating in 1999 from Northwestern University with degrees in Jazz Studies and European History, Dan has been in demand as a pianist and bandleader. While living in Chicago, he has performed at galas for Governor Edgar, Governor Ryan, and Mayor Richard Daley, and plays regularly at the city's premier jazz clubs and corporate events. He currently leads a trio featuring bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Greg Wyser-Pratte. Dan has also performed with a number of other established jazz musicians and ensembles, including Orbert Davis, Eric Schneider, George Fludas, Kimberly Gordon, and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. Dan studied at Northwestern with Donald Isaak and Michael Kocour, and has also studied privately with Danilo Perez and Dick Hyman. He has released two albums with his trio, Who Cares (2001) and No One (2003), and can also be heard on Chicago trumpeter David Young's 2001 release Appassionata and vocalist Marc Johnson's 2005 release Mark Johnson and the Dan Cray Trio.
Personnel: Dan Cray (piano); Clark Sommers (bass); Greg Wyser-Pratte (drums).
Recorded in May 2003.
Personnel: Dan Cray (piano); Greg Wyser-Pratte (drums).
Audio Mixer: Brian Schwab.
Recording information: Brian Schwab Studios (05/12/2003-05/14/2003).
Photographer: Audrey Cho.
No One is the second release from the Dan Cray Trio. It features the pianist with Clark Sommers on bass and Greg Wyser-Pratte on drums, exciting their listeners with a unique blend of polish, enthusiasm, and emotional depth. Cray seems to have cleared his mind of everything and improvises from a clean slate on 11 excellent songs. However, the reflexes of jazz are not totally eradicated because the trio's use of existing harmony, rhythm, and melody from such songs as "Let's Face the Music and Dance," or "The Lady Is a Tramp" continue to serve as a springboard for their unique improvisations. Some of the music heard here, such as "Woody n' You" and "For All We Know" will bowl you over, while some of the originals will give you many reasons to believe in -- and look forward to -- more of Dan Cray's excellent composing and piano skills. Overall, No One is far superior to his previous 2001 release, Who Cares. ~ Paula Edelstein
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Liner Note Author: Josef Woodard.
Recording information: Sorcerer Sound Studios (03/06/1996-03/07/1996).
Arranger: Richie Beirach.
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Recording information: Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY (02/19/1998/02/20/1998).
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This is the first solo date by drummer Bill Bruford after the first demise of King Crimson. Feels Good to Me goes far beyond the usual prog rock conceits of its time, and enters fully into the compositional structures and improvisational dynamics of jazz. Here he surrounds himself with various mates from the Canterbury scene -- guitarists Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine and Tony Williams' Lifetime) and John Goodsall (Brand X), bassist Jeff Berlin, keyboardist Dave Stewart, and ECM flügelhorn stalwart Kenny Wheeler. He also enlisted the enigmatic vocal prowess of poet, singer, and songwriter Annette Peacock.
The opener, "Beelzebub," is a furious staccato workout. Holdsworth trades eights with Bruford and Berlin executes loping basslines as Stewart waxes painterly with both organ and synthesizer. It's knotty and stops on a dime before charging into a beautiful solo by Holdsworth and resolving itself with the ensemble restating the theme. "Back to the Beginning" has one of four vocal performances by Peacock. It's a jazz tune -- funky, syncopated, and heavily and wildly lyrical both in groove and meter. It's a song about addictions and, given Peacock's sultry treatment, it's hard to tell if they are chemical, material, or sexual. The band works hard staying behind the singer but can't help but overshadow her.
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