''Haiku'' is a solo piano album by

Joey Calderazzo Joseph Dominick Calderazzo (February 27, 1965) is a jazz pianist and brother of musician Gene Calderazzo. He played extensively in bands led by Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis, and has also led his own bands. Early life Calderazzo was born ...

. It was recorded in 2002 and released by

Marsalis Music Marsalis Music is a jazz record label founded by Branford Marsalis in 2002. After 20 years with Columbia, saxophonist Branford Marsalis left to start his own label. Early musicians to the label included Miguel Zenón, a Puerto Rican saxophonist ...

Recording and music

The album of solo piano performances by Calderazzo was recorded in August 2002. For the album, he played a Steinway piano at the George Weston Recital Hall in Toronto. The material is a mix of standards, Calderazzo originals, and one composition each by Branford Marsalis and

Kenny Kirkland Kenneth David Kirkland (September 28, 1955 – November 12, 1998) was an American pianist and keyboardist. Biography Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Kirkland was six when he first sat down at a piano keyboard. After years ...

. Marsalis was also the album's producer.

Release and reception

''Haiku'' was released by

in 2004. The

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reviewer described it as "thoughtful, lyrical, melodic, and a bit introspective", and suggested that its quietness prevented it from being more than "merely a brilliant set of restrained improvising". ''

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'' called it "an astoundingly good record" and wrote that "There's no sense of right and left andsworking independently, but rather as a unit". The ''

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'' wrote that "most of ''Haiku'' vacillates oddly between overstatement and understatement" and that the slower pieces were meandering and too long.

Track listing

#"Bri's Dance" #"Haiku" #"The Legend of Dan" #"Chopin" #"Just One of Those Things" #"Dienda" #"A Thousand Autumns" #"Dancin' for Singles" #"My One and Only Love" #"Bri's Dance – Revisited"

Personnel

*Joey Calderazzo – piano

References

{{Authority control 2004 albums Marsalis Music albums Solo piano jazz albums