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Bill Carrothers -][- FAMILY LIFE – [Pirouet Records, 2012] –

27 Friday Apr 2012

Posted by Rob Young in Ambient Music, Biography, Eclectic, Jazz, New Music, What's New?

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Bill Carrothers, Composer, Piano

Bill Carrothers, FAMILY LIFE

Bill Carrothers -][- FAMILY LIFE –MP3– [Pirouet Records, 2012] –

He speaks to us pensively, with a dreamy intimacy. Pianist Bill Carrothers begins his new CD with beautiful, heartfelt tones—and this feeling is sustained throughout the fifteen pieces. His music is exciting and wide-ranging, replete with sounds that exude a private tenderness. It is music of unusual lyrical beauty—poignant piano pieces that act as musical embraces. It’s as if it is a collection of favorite melodies that have been collected for some special reason. Carrothers plays the pieces on this CD in solo—as statements of a great inner peace. This accomplished, critically-acclaimed American pianist never indulges in pyrotechnics; instead, there are introverted melodies and voicings filled with a quiet strength. And the title is programmatic: Family Life; hidden behind this is an homage—as will be explained in the next pages.

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