Michel Petrucciani made a flurry of recordings for the French label Owl prior to his 20th birthday, including this solo piano session.
He tends to ruminate at length on this set of mostly original works, especially the lyrical but a bit overly long "Oracle's Destiny," as well as the oddly titled and somewhat melancholy "It's What I Am Doing When I Miss You." Another long Petrucciani work is the meandering "Mike Pee" (the nickname given to him the one time he met Bill Evans, before the diminutive pianist spoke fluent English); like the slightly longer version that appears on his CD Date With Time, this piece seems to be a collage similar to the medley "Pot Pourri," which he later recorded for the release 100 Hearts, in that it also includes excerpts of Evans' "Very Early" and the Disney song "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Aldo Romano's "Amalgame" is a playful post-bop composition that seems to get the pianist to open up a little bit.
While it is interesting to hear Michel Petrucciani in his early years, this outing is, at best, average for him, and can be bypassed by most fans of jazz piano, although Petrucciani fans may find this mostly low-key music enjoyable.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Sur/Big OnMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| 2 | AmalgameAldo Romano | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 07:23 | 16 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | It's What I Am Doing When I Miss YouMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 09:50 | 22 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | Mike PeeMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 10:07 | 23 MB | 36 MB |
| 31 mins | 73 MB | |||||
| 31 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salle Adyar | Engineer |
| 2 | Bernard Amiard | Art Direction, Collage, Cover Art Concept, Design |
| 3 | Pascal Bod | Preparation, Preparation for Release |
| 4 | Fredrich Cantor | Photography |
| 5 | Jean-Martial Golaz | Engineer |
| 6 | Jean-Marie Guérin | Engineer |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Leloir | Photography |
| 8 | Francis Marmande | Liner Notes |
| 9 | Christian Orsini | Cutting Engineer, Digital Editing |
| 10 | Michel Petrucciani | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Soloist |
| 11 | Jean-Jacques Pussiau | Producer |
| 12 | Aldo Romano | Composer |
| 13 | Scott Yanow | Liner Notes |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |