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Artist: Dick Katz, Derek Smith, Rene Urtreger
Album: Jazz Piano International
Genre: Bop, Cool Jazz
Label: Atlantic, Rhino Records
Released: 1957/2013
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
01. Dick Katz - Jeff & Jamie (Katz) - 3:57
02. Derek Smith - Thirty-Six Days (Smith) - 5:45
03. Rene Urtreger - Fontaineblow (Urtreger) - 4:04
04. Dick Katz - There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon-Warren) - 3:13
05. Rene Urtreger - Monsieur De... (Urtreger) - 3:02
06. Derek Smith - Gone with the Wind (Wrubel-Magidson) - 3:11
07. Dick Katz - Don't Explain (Holiday-Herzog) - 5:20
08. Rene Urtreger - What's New (Haggart-Burke) - 2:46
09. Derek Smith - Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) - 3:39
10. Dick Katz - A Foggy Day (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 2:40
11. Rene Urtreger - Jumpin' at the Woodside (Basie) - 2:51
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Three separate trios led by this up-and-coming pianist are featured in this compilation, produced by John Lewis for Atlantic. Dick Katz, accompanied by bassist Ralph Pena and drummer Connie Kay, is heard on four songs, including his lively blues "Jeff & Jamie" and a subtle take of "Don't Explain." Derek Smith, an Englishman befriended by Lewis not long after his arrival in the United States, is joined by Percy Heath and Connie Kay for three tracks, the best of which is a moving "Chelsea Bridge." French pianist René Urtreger utilizes bassist Paul Rovere and drummer Al Levitt for his four selections, including a rather understated "Jumpin' at the Woodside." Although the playing throughout this disc is enjoyable, nothing particularly memorable occurs. Long a collector's item, Jazz Piano International was eventually reissued with an unrelated album on CD by Collectable.
Review by Ken Dryden