Piano virtuoso Michel Petrucciani was
born on December 28th 1962 in Orange France to Italian parents. He grew
up surrounded by music as his father was a guitarist and his brothers
were a bassist and a guitarist. He discovered the piano very young and
one of his early influences was Duke Ellington. Because he was born with
osteogenesis imperfecta; a condition that stunts growth and causes
fragile bones and respiratory disorders, he had to have special
extensions made for him to reach the pedals of the piano. The condition
did not affect his hands, however, and he was able to study classical
piano for 8 years. He gave his first professional concert at age 13 at
the Cliousclat Festival where he was discovered by Clark Terry. Terry
introduced him to a number of expatriate jazz musicians and this
encouraged the young Petrucciani to embrace jazz as a musical idiom
rather than classical music. At age 16 he met drummer Aldo Romano who
was impressed by the teenager’s musical prowess and took him under his
wing and 2 years later helped him launch his recording career with
Flash. Petrucciani recorded a number of excellent albums for the French
label Owl including a duet with Lee Konitz. In 1981 he performed at the
Paris Jazz Festival and caused a sensation.
In 1982 he moved to the US and was introduced to Charles Lloyd. The
latter was so impressed by the pianist that he helped him launch his
American career. During this stay he met and married his first wife
Erlinda Montaño. The marriage lasted 3 years. During he stay in the US
Petrucciani had the opportunity to play with lot of the giants of jazz
including Dizzy Gillespie. In 1986 he became the first Frenchman to sign
a contract with the legendary Blue Note label. In 1990 he married
classical pianist Gilda Butta with whom he had two children. This
marriage also ended in divorce in the late 90s. He spent the 90s touring
Europe and recording for Dreyfus Records. Near the end of his life he
was trying to establish a jazz school in Paris.
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/michelpetrucciani
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El virtuoso del piano Michel Petrucciani nació el 28 de diciembre de 1962 en Orange, Francia, de padres italianos. Creció rodeado de música ya que su padre era guitarrista y sus hermanos eran bajistas y guitarristas. Descubrió el piano muy joven y una de sus primeras influencias fue Duke Ellington. Debido a que nació con osteogénesis imperfecta; una condición que impide el crecimiento y causa huesos frágiles y desórdenes respiratorios, tuvo que hacer extensiones especiales para que llegara a los pedales del piano. Sin embargo, la afección no afectó sus manos y pudo estudiar piano clásico durante 8 años. Dio su primer concierto profesional a los 13 años en el Festival Cliousclat donde fue descubierto por Clark Terry. Terry le presentó a un número de músicos de jazz expatriados y esto animó al joven Petrucciani a abrazar el jazz como un lenguaje musical en lugar de la música clásica. A los 16 años conoció al baterista Aldo Romano, quien quedó impresionado por la destreza musical del adolescente y lo tomó bajo su ala, y dos años más tarde lo ayudó a lanzar su carrera discográfica con Flash. Petrucciani grabó varios discos excelentes para el sello francés Owl, incluyendo un dúo con Lee Konitz. En 1981 actuó en el Festival de Jazz de París y causó sensación.
En 1982 se trasladó a los Estados Unidos y fue presentado a Charles
Lloyd. Este último quedó tan impresionado por el pianista que le ayudó a
lanzar su carrera en Estados Unidos. Durante esta estancia conoció y se
casó con su primera esposa Erlinda Montaño. El matrimonio duró 3 años.
Durante su estancia en los Estados Unidos, Petrucciani tuvo la
oportunidad de tocar con muchos de los gigantes del jazz, entre ellos
Dizzy Gillespie. En 1986 se convirtió en el primer francés en firmar un
contrato con el legendario sello Blue Note. En 1990 se casó con la
pianista clásica Gilda Butta con quien tuvo dos hijos. Este matrimonio
también terminó en divorcio a finales de los 90. Pasó los años 90 de
gira por Europa y grabando para Dreyfus Records. Casi al final de su
vida estaba tratando de establecer una escuela de jazz en París.
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/michelpetrucciani
1 - Looking Up - 5:45
2 - September Second - 4:42
3 - Miles Davis' Licks - 4:27
4 - Play Me - - 5:16
5 - Home - 5:26
6 - Lullaby - - 5:17
7 - La Champagne - 6:15
8 - She Did It Again - 4:03
9 - Our Tune - 7:04
10 - Bimini (Live) - 10:09
11 - Brazillian Suite - 6:24
12 - O Nana Oye - 2:22
Credits:
Michel Petrucciani - Composer, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Frank Colon - Percussion
Palle Danielsson - Bass
Al Foster - Drums
Eddie Gomez - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Omar Hakim - Drums
Jim Hall - Guitar
Roy Haynes - Drums
Adam Holzman - Programming, Synthesizer
Anthony Jackson - Bass, Bass (Electric)
Victor Jones - Drums
Robbie Kondor - Programming, Synthesizer
Tania Maria - Vocals
Andy McKee - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Gary Peacock - Bass
Wayne Shorter - Sax (Tenor)
Steve Thornton - Percussion
Chris Walker - Bass (Electric)
Lenny White - Drums
Eliot Zigmund - Drums
Label: Blue Note – D 102061
Released: 1993
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Contemporary Jazz
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