Michel Camilo | Thru My Eyes

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Michel Camilo, Piano

Michel Camilo | Thru My Eyes – [Verve, 1997]

Michel Camilo - Thru My Eyes

I first saw Michel Camilo performing in 2000 in Jerusalem. I was not really sure what to expect since I did not know anything about this musician before the concert, besides that he is playing a “Latino jazz”, and I am not a big fan of Latino music (I am a big fan of piano jazz though). Well, what I found out is that Camilo never plays strait Latino, but incorporates the trend into solid gold jazz crafting. No question – Latino flavor is there, but it makes his music even more exciting. I went looking for his CD the next day after the concert, and I picked the “Thru My Eyes“. That CD officially made me Michel Camilo’s fan. Since then I bought every single CD the pianist released and was never disappointed.

Thru My Eyes does not include any original material on it (as suggested in the title) – but the selection is great, and Michel’s convincing manner of playing really makes you feel like he actually wrote all the tunes. The sound quality is excellent, and bass-drums support is phenomenal. This CD is like a shot of espresso – dense and robust. Highly recommended. —Eugene/Chicago

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Phronesis | Green Delay

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Bass, European Jazz, Ivo Neame, Jasper Høiby, Piano

Phronesis - Green Delay

Here’s another tasty, invigorating, sophisticated and accessible collection of music from the Euro Jazz scene titled “Green Delay” by this extraordinary trio called Phronesis. This gem features the talented Copenhagen-born and London-based bassist Jasper Høiby along with his sidekicks Anton Eger on drums and Ivo Neame on piano to round out this fabulous trio. —Rob Young | The Urban Flux

Phronesis | Green Delay – [Loop Records, 2009]

Phronesis was created by Copenhagen-born/London-based bassist Jasper Høiby in Denmark in autumn 2005. Jasper released the Phronesis debut album in November 2007, on Loop Records, featuring swedish Magnus Hjorth on keys and Anton Eger on drums.