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Jacky Terrasson (album)

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Jacky Terrasson
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedJune–August 1994
StudioClinton Studios, Power Station, NYC
GenreJazz
Length55:00
LabelBlue Note
ProducerJacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson chronology
Moon and Sand
(1991)
Jacky Terrasson
(1994)
Reach
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[6]

Jacky Terrasson is a studio album by French-American jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson released in 1994 by Blue Note label. This is his first full-size album as a leader. The release is a collection of jazz standards with four compositions written by Terrasson.

Reception

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Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "Jacky Terrasson delights in turning standards inside out. It is fortunate that bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Leon Parker are very alert (or perhaps well-rehearsed), because to the uninitiated listener these eccentric and rather quirky performances are often quite unpredictable and occasionally jarring. Well worth checking out."[1] Entertainment Weekly review by David Hajdu commented, "Jacky Terrasson is a fiery display of untraditional ideas and virtuoso daring. Terrasson overcomes the no-win scenario of the standard repertoire by changing the rules."[2] Don Heckman of Los Angeles Times added, "The act of performing a set of standards on a debut album is, at the very least, courageous and runs the risk of endless comparisons... A powerful maiden voyage for a performer who is going to be one of the important jazz voices of the ‘90s."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love Paris"Cole Porter7:30
2."Just a Blues"Terrasson3:42
3."My Funny Valentine"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers7:09
4."Hommage à Lili Boulanger"Terrasson3:02
5."Bye Bye Blackbird"Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson5:21
6."He Goes on a Trip"Terrasson6:35
7."I Fall in Love Too Easily"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne3:24
8."Time After Time"Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne6:45
9."For Once in My Life"Ron Miller, Orlando Murden4:16
10."What a Difference a Day Made"Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever5:40
11."Cumba's Dance"Terrasson1:36
Total length:55:00

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Jacky Terrasson - Jacky Terrasson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Hajdu, David (January 27, 1995). "Jacky Terrasson". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Heckman, Don (1995-02-19). "ALBUM REVIEWS : CYRUS CHESTNUT, "The Dark Before the Dawn" ( Atlantic ) ***". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 658. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1277. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 835. Retrieved 26 August 2020.