Generations (Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli album)

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Generations
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ReleasedApril 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
RecordedMay 17, 2006 (2006-05-17)
Genre Swing
Length62:19
Label Arbors Records
Bucky Pizzarelli chronology
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(2007)
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(2007)
John Pizzarelli chronology
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(2006)
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(2007)
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(2008)
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Generations is a jazz album by Bucky Pizzarelli and his son John Pizzarelli, released April 10, 2007. The album features performances by the father and son, a musical pairing of two guitarists who have worked with one another in studio and live events often before.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Fred" 3:49
  2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" 5:32
  3. "Rose Room" 3:58
  4. "Midnight Sun" 5:23
  5. "A Sleepin' Bee" 3:41
  6. "At Sundown" 3:44
  7. "I'll Remember April" 4:24
  8. "The Second Movement of Sonatina" 2:44
  9. "Darn That Dream" 3:34
  10. "Avalon" 3:42
  11. "Early Autumn" 6:00
  12. "Graham Avenue Stroll" 4:48
  13. "How Long Has This Been Going On" 4:33
  14. "The Way You Look Tonight" 4:59
  15. "Variation and Fugue no.9 on 'La Folia'" 1:28

Personnel

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References

  1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1168. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.