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| Stefano Bollani on ECM Stefano Bollani's new piano solo album titled simply "Piano Solo" is coming soon on ECM. "Piano Solo" is a modest title for this encylopaedic recital that romps through the history of jazz and more, and which, in its rapid-fire, quick-witted turnover of ideas, reveals a unique musical personality. Italian pianist Bollani (born 1972) is a major talent, armed with prodigious technique. A taste of this will already have been gleaned from his contributions to Enrico Rava's "Easy Living" and "Tati" but here his imagination roams widely indeed. Bollani plays a Scott Joplin rag, improvises freely, plays tango music from the early 20th century, plays standards, plays his own compositions. He plays the Beach Boys' "Don't Talk" and tunes made famous by Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole. He improvises on a theme from Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto... And: he makes this whirlwind journey through the genres seem both logical and necessary. A disc like no other solo album in ECM's catalogue, this is a recording that will garner a great deal of attention. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |