Convergence

by James Gelfand

Overview

James Gelfand is a technically skilled pianist with a strong interest and background in both jazz and classical musics. On this consistently intriguing set, Gelfand improvises on the music of Bach, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Copland, Satie, and Brahms plus Ellington, Gershwin, and Shearing. Sometimes his playing is a bit out-of-tempo in spots and he often extends the harmonies of the original pieces, but he always keeps the theme and the original mood intact. This is a program that grows in interest with each listen, for Gelfand really knows the music and his improvisations are a logical part of each composition. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	06/15/2000
Label:	Unidisc
UPC:	0068381303226
Rank:	167066

Tracks

1. Air
2. Fur Elise
3. Sophisticated Lady
4. Marche
5. Hoe Down
6. Prelude No. 2
7. Gymnopedie No. 1
8. Lullaby of Birdland
9. Berceuse Op. 49 No. 4

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Gelfand   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Duke Ellington   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Johannes Brahms   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Sergey Prokofiev   Composer
George Shearing   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Erik Satie   Composer
Aaron Copland   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven   Composer