CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Jazz (Piano - Bop)      

Recording Date: Dec 19, 1993-Dec 21, 1993

In jazz, uniting radically different musical personalities can bring either interesting or disastrous results. In the Miles Davis Quintet of 1955-57, Davis' subtlety and John Coltrane's aggression made for some exciting contrasts-and similarly, alto saxophonist Eric Pakula and the Greek pianist Pandelis Karayorgis enjoy a strong rapport on Between Speech and Song despite the fact that they have very different personalities. Pakula, depending on his mood, can be either cerebral or lyrical, whereas Karayorgis is anything but lyrical. Greatly influenced by Thelonious Monk but also aware of Cecil Taylor and Herbie Nichols, Karayorgis is a very angular, unsentimental player who thrives on the abstract-no one's going to mistake him for Hank Jones or Gene Harris any time soon. But Pakula and Karayorgis manage to find some common ground on this session, which they co-led with drummer Eric Rosenthal. With violinist Mat Maneri (who is only heard on two of the CD's 14 songs) and bassist Jonathan Robinson also on board, Pakula and Karayorgis have a successful dialogue on mostly original material. Karayorgis pushes Pakula toward his more cerebral side, and the altoist sounds like he's enjoying every minute of it.

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