Check out open book by fred hersch on amazon music. This album begins with his own composition, the orb. Hersch also mentions in the liner notes that the first time he caught a show at the vanguard, it was 1976, to catch daxter gordon in concert. For fred hersch, live in healdsburg is the follow up recording to his latest cd, the double grammy nominated open book his 7th and 8th nominations. Fred hersch born october 21, 1955 is an american jazz pianist and educator. This is a recording that makes it seem as though fred hersch is the finest jazz pianist in the world. Eronel is the sixth track from pianist fred herschs album open book, out september 8, 2017 on palmetto records. Track 4 recorded in concert in the same venue on november 1, 2016. Fred hersch, prolific composer and pianist, releases his newest solo cd and lp to coincide with his memoir good things happen slowly. On the whole, 10 years 6 discs is an enjoyable set for jazz lovers, and a great introduction to listeners unfamiliar with herschs artistry.
In 2016, hersch was the subject of directors charlotte lagarde and carrie lozanos documentary film the ballad of fred hersch. Hersch not so coincidentally has issued a different book, his autobiography in 2017, good things happen slowly. Hersch milks the melodys hymnlike nobility for all its worth. Fred hersch solo open book record release at jazzclub. There are a dozen, maybe more pianists who have achieved this level artistry. Open book fred hersch, solo piano palmetto records, 2017. As a companion piece, hersch decided to present an equally direct and vulnerable glimpse into his private musical thoughts with his 11th solo release, open book. Listen to your favorite songs from open book by fred hersch now. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the village vanguard in new york city. Through the forest is positioned right in the middle of the cd. Find fred hersch discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. On open book, an artist lays his heart out for us, and thats something to treasure.
Find fred hersch discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Find album release information for open book fred hersch on allmusic. Open book is being released as a companion piece to mr. He has performed solo and led his own groups, including the pocket orchestra consisting of piano, trumpet, voice, and percussion. The title of his latest solo cd is open book, a recording that one critic called a recording that makes it seem as if fred hersch is the finest jazz pianist in the world. As fred hersch notes in the helpful and insightful liner notes, this is the fourth live album that he has recorded at the fabled new york jazz club, three with the trio and one solo. Music profile for fred hersch, born 21 october 1955. Tracks and 57 recorded april 1 to 3, 2017 without an audience in the hall.
Fred hersch piano from open book on palmetto records video by film is animals productions, llc. Sunday night at the vanguard by fred hersch on amazon. Grammy award nomination best improvised jazz solo, 2017 whisper not grammy award nomination best jazz instrumental album, 2017 influential and highly innovative pianist fred hersch presents a truly boundarypushing solo album with open book, which sees the musician explore free improvisation, inspired by an experience at a live concert he gave in seoul in late. Fred hersch read more about this and other grammys news at skip to main content.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Personally i think hes been at the top of his game a lot longer try sarabande, with charlie. Recorded in a south korean concert hall on a superb hamburg. As one of the most expressive voices in modern jazz, hersch has never been shy about letting listeners glimpse his most intimate thoughts and emotions. The official website of pianist and composer fred hersch toggle navigation. The album features some of the finest, most unguardedly emotional solo music. Buy fred herschs album titled open book to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. But for now, with open book, he can wear that title.
Proclaimed by vanity fair magazine, the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade or so, fred hersch balances his internationally recognized instrumental skills with significant achievements as a composer, bandleader, and theatrical conceptualist, as well as remaining an indemand collaborator with other noted bandleaders and vocalists. Completely recovered from a twomonth medicallyinduced coma that he endured in 2007, mr. The music of brazil has also been a constant in herschs career, in particular the music of antonio carlos jobim, the subject of one of the pianists earlier solo efforts, 2009s fred hersch plays jobim. Hersch is heard at the peak of his musical and creative powers during this set of unaccompanied solos. The following year he delivered open book, which featured a series of solo performances recorded at the jcc art center concert hall in seoul, south korea. A select member of jazzs piano pantheon, fred hersch is a pervasively influential creative force who has shaped the musics course over more than three decades as. On september 12, the esteemed publishers crown archetype penguin random house will release good things happen slowly, herschs bravely confessional memoir. Most jazzfans know that hersch has been open about the fact that hes been living with aids for many years. This time, for the 2018 awards, is this special, highly introspective album, open book. Find album release information for open book fred hersch on allmusic allmusic. Cohen is the latest release in a stunningly deep discography that dates back to the 1980s and encompasses more than twenty albums as a leader, and the publication of his. He has recorded more than 70 of his jazz compositions. Pianist fred hersch once again is a grammy finalist. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
The article related that in late 2008 hersch, who has suffered from hivaidsrelated illnesses for years, had been experiencing symptoms that gradually took his motor functions away he became delusional. Fred hersch read more about this and other grammys news at. The 7 pieces on open book offer some of the finest, most unguardedly emotional solo music that hersch has created in a career unique for its profound poignancy and passion. A couple of weeks before the release of whirl, fred hersch was the subject of a long and chilling new york times magazine piece by david hadju. Released by his longtime label palmetto on august 12, 2016, herschs new recording sunday night at the vanguard stands as the most profound and enthralling trio statement yet by an improviser whose bands have embodied the enduring relevance of the pianobassanddrums format for three decades. It is timed to coincide with the publishing of his memoir good things happen slowly. A life in and out of jazz which reveals his meteoric rise in jazz and his recognition as one of the. Review of open book the new solo piano album from veteran pianist fred hersch on palmetto records. With sunday night at the vanguard, herschs trio gracefully. Fred hersch has long been acclaimed as an exploratory artist, an outspoken activist, an influential educator and a uniquely revelatory and lyrical pianist. Fred hersch has long been acclaimed as an exploratory artist, an outspoken activist, an influential educator and a uniquely lyrical pianist. Reviews nowadays typically note his late career flowering after a near fatal episode of aidsrelated illness a decade ago. The centerpiece of open book, and the spark that ignited the album, is the nearly 20minute improvisation through the forest. Unique in herschs extensive discography, the streamofconsciousness gem is a miniature masterpiece of narrative development, a compelling journey through an abstract, glimmering landscape, revealing that in his early 60s hersch continues to take creative risks and daunting inventive leaps.
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