''Piano Solo'' is a solo album by Italian pianist
Stefano Bollani recorded in 2005 and released on the
ECM label.
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accessed November 10, 2011
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AllMusic
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review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating "Bollani can improvise on Prokofiev, trip along through a Dixieland standard... turn out splendidly intricate paraphrases... He also likes to make improbable associations... For the most part, all of this is filtered through a distinct, poetic, never flashy for its own sake, improvising personality, a lovely touch, and a concise sense of structure.".
[Ginell, R. S]
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Track listing
:''All compositions by Stefano Bollani except as indicated''
# "Antonia" (
Antonio Zambrini) – 4:52
# "Impro I" – 3:12
# "Impro II" – 3:05
# "On a Theme by Sergey Prokofiev" – 5:27
# "
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J. Fred Coots
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Sam M. Lewis) – 5:46
# "Promenade" – 4:05
# "Impro III" – 3:35
# "A Media Luz" (
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Carlos Cesar Lenzi) – 4:39
# "Impro IV" – 3:43
# "Buzzillare" – 3:11
# "
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
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Billie Holid ...
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Louis Alter
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Eddie DeLange
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) – 4:36
# "Cómo Fue" (
Ernesto Duarte Brito) – 4:12
# "
On the Street Where You Live
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Alan Jay Lerner,
Frederick Loewe) – 5:35
# "
Maple Leaf Rag" (
Scott Joplin) – 2:37
# "Sarcasmi" – 3:27
# "
Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
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Tony Asher
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Brian Wilson) – 6:18
Personnel
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Stefano Bollani — piano
References
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ECM Records albums
Stefano Bollani albums
2006 albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher
Solo piano jazz albums