Jacky Terrasson (album)

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Jacky Terrasson
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Released1994
RecordedJune–August 1994
StudioClinton Studios, Power Station, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length55:00
Label Blue Note
Producer Jacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson chronology
Moon and Sand
(1991)
Jacky Terrasson
(1994)
Reach
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly A [2]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Jacky Terrasson is a studio album by French-American jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson released in 1994 by Blue Note label. This is his first full-size album as a leader. The release is a collection of jazz standards with four compositions written by Terrasson.

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Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote, "Jacky Terrasson delights in turning standards inside out. It is fortunate that bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Leon Parker are very alert (or perhaps well-rehearsed), because to the uninitiated listener these eccentric and rather quirky performances are often quite unpredictable and occasionally jarring. Well worth checking out." [1] Entertainment Weekly review by David Hajdu commented, "Jacky Terrasson is a fiery display of untraditional ideas and virtuoso daring. Terrasson overcomes the no-win scenario of the standard repertoire by changing the rules." [2] Don Heckman of Los Angeles Times added, "The act of performing a set of standards on a debut album is, at the very least, courageous and runs the risk of endless comparisons... A powerful maiden voyage for a performer who is going to be one of the important jazz voices of the ‘90s." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love Paris" Cole Porter 7:30
2."Just a Blues"Terrasson3:42
3."My Funny Valentine" Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 7:09
4."Hommage à Lili Boulanger"Terrasson3:02
5."Bye Bye Blackbird" Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson 5:21
6."He Goes on a Trip"Terrasson6:35
7."I Fall in Love Too Easily" Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne 3:24
8."Time After Time" Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne 6:45
9."For Once in My Life" Ron Miller, Orlando Murden4:16
10."What a Difference a Day Made" Stanley Adams, María Mendez Grever 5:40
11."Cumba's Dance"Terrasson1:36
Total length:55:00

Personnel

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References

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