Sam Yahel • From Sun to Sun

 

Review by Alex Henderson
Throughout much of his career, Sam Yahel was described as "organist Sam Yahel." But when his 2009 recording, Hometown, became commercially available, one started hearing him described as "organist/pianist Sam Yahel." On Hometown, Yahel played the acoustic piano exclusively -- which came as a surprise to listeners who knew him for his organ-oriented albums. And if anyone thinks that Hometown was just an anomaly for Yahel, From Sun to Sun proves otherwise; this is another piano-oriented effort from him. Yahel, however, doesn't play the piano exclusively on this 2010 recording; From Sun to Sun, unlike Hometown, also includes a little organ playing (the pensive "Blink and Move On" finds him on both organ and piano). But the acoustic piano is the main focus of From Sun to Sun, and the same musicians who accompanied Yahel on Hometown (bassist Matt Penman and drummer Jochen Rueckert) also accompany him on this 68-minute CD. From Sun to Sun is, for the most part, of album of piano trio performances; Yahel usually expresses his pianistic thoughts with original compositions, although there are some Tin Pan Alley standards as well (including Cole Porter's "So in Love," Donald Kahn's "A Beautiful Friendship," and Vernon Duke's "Taking a Chance on Love"). Hometown, for the most part, favored post-bop intellect, although the disc occasionally hinted at the funky soul-jazz pianism of Gene Harris. On From Sun to Sun, however, Yahel sticks to post-bop complexity -- which is probably just as well because he is obviously enjoying himself on this disc. From Sun to Sun is another enjoyable reminder of the fact that Yahel is not only a talented organist -- he is also a talented acoustic pianist.

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Reseña de Alex Henderson
Durante gran parte de su carrera, Sam Yahel fue descrito como "organista Sam Yahel". Pero cuando su grabación de 2009, Hometown, empezó a comercializarse, se empezó a oír describirle como "organista/pianista Sam Yahel". En Hometown, Yahel tocaba exclusivamente el piano acústico, lo que sorprendió a los oyentes que le conocían por sus álbumes orientados al órgano. Y si alguien piensa que Hometown fue sólo una anomalía para Yahel, From Sun to Sun demuestra lo contrario; éste es otro trabajo suyo orientado al piano. Yahel, sin embargo, no toca el piano exclusivamente en esta grabación de 2010; From Sun to Sun, a diferencia de Hometown, también incluye un poco de órgano (en la pensativa "Blink and Move On" toca tanto el órgano como el piano). Pero el piano acústico es el foco principal de From Sun to Sun, y los mismos músicos que acompañaron a Yahel en Hometown (el bajista Matt Penman y el batería Jochen Rueckert) también le acompañan en este CD de 68 minutos. From Sun to Sun es, en su mayor parte, un álbum de interpretaciones en trío de piano; Yahel suele expresar sus pensamientos pianísticos con composiciones originales, aunque también hay algunos estándares de Tin Pan Alley (como "So in Love", de Cole Porter, "A Beautiful Friendship", de Donald Kahn, y "Taking a Chance on Love", de Vernon Duke). Hometown, en su mayor parte, favorecía el intelecto post-bop, aunque el disco insinuaba ocasionalmente el pianismo funky soul-jazz de Gene Harris. En From Sun to Sun, sin embargo, Yahel se ciñe a la complejidad post-bop, lo que probablemente sea mejor así porque es evidente que se divierte en este disco. From Sun to Sun es otro agradable recordatorio del hecho de que Yahel no es sólo un talentoso organista, también es un talentoso pianista acústico.

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Tracks:
1. 2 Pilgrims (Yahel) - 5:20
2. After the Storm (Yahel) - 1:57
3. Saba (Yahel) - 6:42
4. A Beautiful Friendship (Kahn) - 6:02
5. One False Move (Yahel) - 5:58
6. From Sun to Sun (Yahel) - 6:19
7. Blink and Move On (Yahel) - 2:14
8. Toy Balloon (Yahel) - 7:18
9. By Hook or by Crook (Yahel) - 6:07
10. Git It (Yahel) - 6:15
11. So in Love (Porter) - 5:09
12. Prelude (Yahel) - 2:31
13. Taking a Chance on Love (Duke) - 6:52


Credits:
Sam Yahel - piano, Hammond B3 organ
Matt Penman - bass
Jochen Rueckert - drums

Genre: Post-Bop
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2011

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