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Fri 01 Jan 2010Gmilym Simcock
Blues Vingnette (2 CDs)
Basho*****
The first of this double CD collection is a wonderful display of Simcock’s gifts as a solo pianist as well as his talents as a composer in jazz and classical idioms.
Working from set themes or creating spontaneous improvs, his playing has a rigorous sense of flow and structure. And Simcock’s classical roots are evident in a beautiful examination of Grieg’s Piano Concerto, second movement, and his own, in part Messaien-like Suite for Cello and Piano. Cara Berridge shines in the cello part.
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