Power of Three (Michel Petrucciani album)

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Power of Three
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Studio album by
Released1987
Recorded14 July 1986
Genre Jazz
Length45:54LP Version
58:43 CD version
Label Blue Note
Producer David Rubinson
Mary Ann Topper
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Power of Three is a jazz album by Michel Petrucciani, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1986. It features Petrucciani playing several duets with guitarist Jim Hall, as well as three performances with Wayne Shorter joining the pair.

Contents

Track listing

LP release

Side A

  1. "Limbo" (Wayne Shorter) - 7:57
  2. "Careful" (Jim Hall) - 6:49
  3. "Morning Blues" (Michel Petrucciani) - 8:15

Side B

  1. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington) - 12:18
  2. "Bimini" (Jim Hall) - 10:05

CD release

  1. "Limbo" (Wayne Shorter) - 7:57
  2. "Careful" (Jim Hall) - 6:49
  3. "Morning Blues" (Michel Petrucciani) - 8:15
  4. "Waltz New" (Jim Hall) - 5:30
  5. "Beautiful Love" (King, Young, Alstyne, Gillespie) - 7:19
  6. "In A Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington) - 12:18
  7. "Bimini" (Jim Hall) - 10:05

Personnel

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References

  1. Power of Three at AllMusic
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1159. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.