2004-05-06
Bill Charlap is a relatively young jazz pianist who got his big break in 1994 when Bill Mays recommended him as Mays' replacement in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. He's the son of Broadway composer Moose Charlap and singer Sandy Stewart. He's worked with Benny Carter, Clark Terry and Frank Wess as well as accompanist with singers Tony Bennett and Sheila Jordan.Nice interpretations of Leonard Bernstein classics from On the Town, Candide, Fancy Free and, most notably, West Side Story. Longtime collaborators/brother Kenny & Peter Washington join him on this one.
James Taylor Quartet (JTQ)
The Oscillator
FUMOSONIC
– Love is Everything
Michael Gamble And The Rhythm Serenaders
Get Rhythm In Your Feet
Joel Frahm with Brad Mehldau
Don't Explain
CHICK COREA & GARY BURTON
The New Crystal Silence
The U.S. Army Blues
Live At The Blues Alley
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