Pianist
Crosara uses mostly acoustic piano and some Fender Rhodes to play jazz in a manner unmistakably linked to
Chick Corea. He has that bouncy, light, leprechaun-like feel and hyper-melodic, slightly Latin tinge that is all things
Chick. There are some change-ups, employing Chicago tenor saxophone veteran
Von Freeman on five cuts, one also with vocalist
Claudia Perez for the Portuguese lyrics on
"Passion/Paixao," and using synthesizer for the aforementioned cut and on a complex
"Plutonium 239," a time shifting dramatic open with free section from
Freemen to a hard bop to swinging blues and back multi-faceted original. There are many tender moments where
Crosara puts
Corea a bit aside, like the beautiful intro of
"Dolphin Dance" before
Freeman comes in late on the second time through the melody. His solo interpretation of
"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" cascades, flowing into repeated statements that eventually hint at stride. The slightly flat
Freeman is masterful on the title track, a piano-tenor duo ballad, and the rhythm section joins them for
"I Loves You Porgy/Bess, You Is My Woman." A funky 6/8 Rhodes driven
"Someday My Prince Will Come" with trio, and the marvelous twelve-and-a-half minute
"Suite Venus" (recorded in Honolulu with Hawaiian jazzsters) on acoustic piano and Rhodes really rams the point across:
Chick being the main influence on
Crosara's musical thinking. There's no real rehash here, and
Corea is still doing this type of jazz better than ever. But on the ground floor
Crosara has considerable talent, and can look upwards to the next few higher floors to visit the musical forever he seeks. ~ Michael G. Nastos
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