 Исполнитель: Ralph Sutton, Michael Silva Название альбома: It's So Nice It Must Be Illegal. Volume One Год выпуска: 2005, Nagel Heyer Records Формат файлов: Мр3, 320 Размер архива: 133 Мв Скачать с: rusfolder
Recorded on November 27, 1988 at Espace Jean Vilar in Amilly, France, a full thirteen years before Sutton's death, this live set takes its title from one of the pianist's many pet quotes from his musical model Fats Waller, gleefully exclaimed between songs during the concert. One of the more interesting factual tidbits about this set is not the number of "Wallerisms," however, or the number of featured tracks penned by Waller himself (three out of nine), but that Sutton had never played with Michael Silva, erstwhile drummer for Sammy Davis, Jr., before this very evening.
Despite their acquaintance only "a few minutes ago," as Sutton jokes in his introduction, the pair do have quite an enviable rapport, responding well to one another's musical signals and catching abrupt stops. Silva gets the knocks and ticks just right on the more burlesque numbers, though a determined ear will catch an occasional moment or two of hesitation and uncertainty. On "Love Lies" it takes a bit of experimentation for Silva to find his preferred beat. What really comes through, though, is the profound joy the two musicians have to be playing this particular type of music together in that particular place in front of that particular crowd. When the two of them nail the closing bars of the excellent "Echoes of Spring," a Sutton favorite, or dig into a delightful swing as on "My Blue Heaven," "S'posin'," and "Honeysuckle Rose," their shared jubilation is palpable. The mid-song audience applause on "Heaven" confirms as much.
Stylistically Sutton can err on the prettified side at times, the flowery lead-in to Waller's "Honeysuckle Rose" being a perfect example; and his Keith Jarrett/Glenn Gould habit of mumbling and groaning along with the music is captured here like a third instrument. "Everything Happens to Me" and "My Blue Heaven" both sound as if Frankenstein has contributed a guest vocal. But these are not technical or interpretational flaws so much as they are idiosyncrasies that fans may find it easy to overlook.
Sutton was and still is generally regarded as the leading post-war proponent of rollicking, swinging, stride piano, and this delightful concert date, while not perfect, offers many fine reasons why—the brilliant Duke Ellington medley foremost among them.
1. Introduction by Ralph Sutton (0:26)
2. Honeysuckle Rose (5:58)
3. Love Lies (5:42)
4. Echoes of Spring (5:43)
5. Everything Happens to Me (4:57)
6. My Blue Heaven (4:28)
7. Medley: Squeeze Me, Ain t Misbehavin (6:49)
8. S Posin (3:45)
9. Medley: Sophisticated Lady, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, Ring Dem Bells (6:41)
10. Vipers Drag (5:11)
11. Just One of Those Things (4:44)
12. I m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter denotes bonus tracks (3:05)
Personnel:
Ralph Sutton (piano, vocals); Michael Silva (drums)
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