Pianism

This article is about the jazz album. For the general article on piano playing, see Pianist.

Pianism
Studio album by Michel Petrucciani
Released	1986
Recorded	20 December 1985
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Mike Berniker
Michel Petrucciani chronology
Cold Blues (1985) Pianism (1986) Power of Three (1987)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[1]

Pianism is a jazz album by Michel Petrucciani.

The album was recorded at RCA Studio "C", and was produced by Mike Berniker, engineer Mike Moran. The Blue Note catalogue number is CDP 7 46295 2.

This was Petrucciani's first album recorded under contract for Blue Note, the previous recordings having originally been released by Concord and others (though some were subsequently reissued by Blue Note). ^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Prayer" (Michel Petrucciani) – 11:05
2. "Our Tune" (Michel Petrucciani)– 6:51
3. "Face's Face" (Michel Petrucciani) – 4:37
4. "Night And Day" (Cole Porter) – 9:20
5. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Van Heusen / Burke) - 9:51
6. "Regina" (Michel Petrucciani) - 9:20

Personnel

Musicians

• Michel Petrucciani - Piano
• Palle Danielsson - Bass
• Eliot Zigmund - Drums

Production

• Mike Berniker – producer
• Mike Moran – engineer (recording)
• Mary Ann Topper, The Jazz Tree – management
• John Berg – design
• David Michael Kennedy – photography

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1159. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
2. The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD (Third Edition) - Richard Cook & Brian Morton (Penguin 1996)