{Open Book} is a Jazz album by Fred Hersch, originally released in 2017. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
About
Veteran pianist Fred Hersch casts a wide net on this engrossing solo album. He harks back to his roots in hard-swinging post-bop with Benny Golson’s classic “Whisper Not.” He pays homage to Thelonious Monk with “Eronel.” He picks a Jobim song, two originals, and the closing Billy Joel ode “And So It Goes.” But the centerpiece, a nearly 20-minute free improvisation titled “Through the Forest,” seems to yoke it all together: it’s Hersch at his most fearless and unfiltered, building dynamic arcs with dazzling technical control.
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Tracklist
- 1The Orb6:25
- 2Whisper Not6:27
- 3Zingaro7:58
- 4Through the Forest19:35
- 5Plainsong4:41
- 6Eronel5:39
- 7And so It Goes5:57
Sound DNA
- Jazz
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Tracks 1-3 and 5-7 recorded April 1 to 3, 2017 without an audience in the hall.
Track 4 recorded in concert in the same venue on November 1, 2016.
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Fred HerschPIANO, PRODUCER, LINER NOTES
- Fred HerschPRODUCER
- Matt PiersonPRODUCER [ASSOCIATE]
- Missi CallazzoEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Rick KwanMIXED BY
- Robert JohnEXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Robert JohnEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Yonkseok ChoiRECORDED BY
Songwriting
3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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