A Treasury of Mainstream Jazz Piano: John Jensen

by John Jensen

Overview

John Jensen is a classical jazz pianist who on this solo CD explores ten jazz standards, plus his own blues, "Don't Cross Lowell." Jensen is a melodic player with plenty of technique, although he sometimes sounds as if jazz were his second language. His versions of Bill Evans' "Waltz for Debby," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "My Foolish Heart," and even Ornette Coleman's "The Sphinx" are well played if not particularly memorable. His interpretations generally swing and are logical outgrowths of the melody, with his own musical personality being secondary compared to the tunes themselves. The music on this little-known CD is reasonably enjoyable, just not all that substantial or essential. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/2001
Label:	Music & Arts Programs Of America / Music & Arts
UPC:	0017685062827
Rank:	181050

Tracks

1. Don't Cross Lowell
2. Waltz for Debby
3. Here's That Rainy Day
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
6. Mr. P.C.
7. Straight, No Chaser
8. My Foolish Heart
9. Blues for Alice
10. Passion Flower
11. The Sphinx

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Jensen   Primary Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Charlie Parker   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Ornette Coleman   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Bill Evans   Composer
Gene Lees   Composer
Lowell Cross   Engineer,Producer
Victor Young   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Bob Russell   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
John Jensen   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer