Plays Kurt Weill

by Tethered Moon

Overview

Although well known in his native Japan, pianist Masamui "Poo" Kikuchi has not received much attention in America. Kikuchi deserves accolades for not settling for another standard piano trio workout with the usual flashy runs and melody-solo-melody format. Instead, he really delves into the pieces, offering probing voicings and careful pacing, varying moods, timing, and tempo. His treatment of "Misterioso" approximates the quirky embellishments and off-center comping and chording Monk injected into the original, while other numbers have genuine movements rather than being continuous linear presentations. Bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Paul Motian intersect and work alongside Kikuchi, sometimes playing solo but most often meshing and establishing real dialogues rather than individual contrasts. ~ Ron Wynn

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2005
Label:	Jmt / Winter & Winter
UPC:	0025091907625
Rank:	150607

Tracks

1. Alabama Song
2. Barbara Song
3. Moritat
4. September Song
5. It Never Was You
6. Trouble Man
7. Speak Low
8. Bilbao Song
9. My Ship

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tethered Moon   Primary Artist
Paul Motian   Primary Artist
Masabumi Kikuchi   Primary Artist
Gary Peacock   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Paul Motian   Group Member
Gary Peacock   Group Member
Joe Ferla   Engineer
Masabumi Kikuchi   Group Member
Hiroshi Itsuno   Producer
Maxwell Anderson   Composer
Kurt Weill   Composer
Bertolt Brecht   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Ogden Nash   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer