Standards

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All Music Guide - Stewart Mason
Recorded in a simple trio format with bassist Brian Bromberg and drummer Gregg Bissonette, Standards is about as close as smooth jazz pianist David Benoit has come to the classic post-bop West Coast sound that's always been one of his primary inspirations. Benoit is simply not an adventurous soul as either a bandleader or a pianist, and so Standards consists mostly of familiar songs (John Lewis' "Django," Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser," Bill Evans' "Waltz for Debby," Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo à la Turk") given safe, pretty performances that never come close to re-invention. It's simply not in Benoit's nature to take risks, but to a listener on the pianist's ...
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All Music Guide - Stewart Mason
Recorded in a simple trio format with bassist Brian Bromberg and drummer Gregg Bissonette, Standards is about as close as smooth jazz pianist David Benoit has come to the classic post-bop West Coast sound that's always been one of his primary inspirations. Benoit is simply not an adventurous soul as either a bandleader or a pianist, and so Standards consists mostly of familiar songs (John Lewis' "Django," Thelonious Monk's "Straight No Chaser," Bill Evans' "Waltz for Debby," Dave Brubeck's "Blue Rondo à la Turk") given safe, pretty performances that never come close to re-invention. It's simply not in Benoit's nature to take risks, but to a listener on the pianist's mellow wavelength, these performances are both technically excellent and completely heartfelt. The choice of a couple obscurities by Henry Mancini and Neal Hefti adds an idiosyncratic personal touch as well. Bold and audacious it may not be, but Standards is a low-key delight.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/15/2006
  • Label: Kind Of Blue
  • UPC: 076119100092
  • Catalog Number: 10009

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Brothers Go to Mothers (5:14)
  2. 2 Cute (4:02)
  3. 3 Django (6:03)
  4. 4 Blue Rondo à La Turk (4:13)
  5. 5 Some Other Time (4:42)
  6. 6 Cakewalk (4:59)
  7. 7 Stardust (6:04)
  8. 8 Straight No Chaser (4:07)
  9. 9 I Loves You Porgy (5:16)
  10. 10 Waltz for Debby (7:27)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
David Benoit Primary Artist, Piano
Brian Bromberg Bass
Gregg Bissonette Drums
Technical Credits
Leonard Bernstein Composer
Hoagy Carmichael Composer
Neal Hefti Composer
Thelonious Monk Composer
Jeffrey Weber Producer, Audio Production
Suzanne Severini Producer, Audio Production
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