Pianist Michel Petrucciani, who during the early part of his career was heavily influenced by Bill Evans, gradually developed his own sound.
By 1991 he was using Adam Holzman on synthesizer with his quintet (which on this date also includes bassist Anthony Jackson, drummer Omar Hakim and percussionist Steve Thornton) to play colors behind his piano.
In addition, Petrucciani was backed by funky rhythms and emphasized his own original compositions.
Rather than selling out to blatant commercialism, Petrucciani had actually found his own voice within the "contemporary" setting.
The music on his CD is of consistently high quality (despite a few too many fadeouts).
Highlights include "Miles Davis' Licks" (a blues that utilizes some of Davis' late-period nursery rhyme melodies), the intense "Brazilian Suite #3," a playful jam on "Laws of Physics" and the Keith Jarrett-ish "P'tit Louis." Actually, all 11 of Michel Petrucciani's originals are worth hearing and, despite the brief playing time (39 minutes) of this CD, it is recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September SecondMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | HomeMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | P'tit LouisMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Miles Davis' LicksMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | RachidMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Brazilian Suite #3Michel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Play SchoolMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | ContradictionsMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Laws of PhysicsAdam Holzman | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Piango, Pay the ManMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | Like ThatMichel Petrucciani | Michel Petrucciani | Play | 01:41 | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 238 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Dignon | Assistant Engineer |
| 2 | John Fenton | Photography |
| 3 | Carol Friedman | Art Direction, Photography |
| 4 | Omar Hakim | Drums |
| 5 | Adam Holzman | Arranger, Composer, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming |
| 6 | Anthony Jackson | Bass |
| 7 | Eric Kressmann | Producer |
| 8 | Joe Martin | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | David Merrill | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Michel Petrucciani | Arranger, Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 11 | Jose Rodriguez | Mastering |
| 12 | Aldo Romano | Drums |
| 13 | Patrick Roques | Design |
| 14 | Tom Swift | Engineer |
| 15 | Steve Thornton | Percussion |
| 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). |