Denny Zeitlin: Recovery
Musicians:
Denny Zeitlin (piano), Buster Williams (bass), Matt Wilson (drums).
Composed by Denny Zeitlin
.Recorded: Brooklyn, NY, August 23, 2003
Rating: 93/100 (learn more)
"Recovery" is a rest-stop between two strenuous movements of Denny Zeitlin's suite "Slickrock," which depicts the rigors of mountain biking. Besides playing an unmodified acoustic piano from the keyboard, Zeitlin attacks the innards of his instrument directly and even employs a prepared piano with metallic objects inserted between the strings. Altogether, the effect is daunting. And appropriately so, since Zeitlin is not only a pianist, but a psychiatrist, for whom recovery also means guiding a patient up the sheer cliffs of mental health, which can be more grueling than mountain biking. In either case, recovery is hard.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: piano trio
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