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If I Should Lose You 04:53
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You and the Night and the Music 03:50
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Darn That Dream 05:50
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What'll I Do 03:35
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Easy Living 04:15
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Nip-Hoc Waltz (Homage to Chopin) 04:55
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Etude #2 03:15
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Soon 04:31
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Dancing on the Ceiling 04:51
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Prelude to a Kiss 07:48
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St. Louis Blues 04:49
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Bill Charlap's music, for all its intricacy, is fun and it swings. The presence of Warren Vaché, another nonconformist, doubles the value of this worthy session. Together they create a moody, relaxed swinging atmosphere.

In addition our duettists have much in common. They both love and respect good songs, sharing what Ruby Braff has so aptly called ›adoration of the melody.‹ They both know how to coax beautiful sounds from their instruments.

This beautifully balanced album with music full of clarity and logic received many fine reviews and awards over the last decades:

"… this is one of the great records of the CD era at least. This record is why we listen to jazz."
- Richard Cook

"… one of the most beautiful records of the year 2001 and beyond; it is already among my all-time favorites in the rarified realm of jazz duets."
- Dan Morgenstern

"The Best Album of 2001"
- Jazz Review, Critics' Choice

This studio session featuring the duo of cornetist/fluegelhornist Warren Vachéand pianist Bill Charlap deserves to rank alongside nearly any similar date recorded during the last two decades of the 20th century. Vaché has been overlooked by far too many critics (which even Wynton Marsalis acknowledged in print); while Charlap has had a little easier time with the exposure he has received as a member of the Phil Woods Quintet and recording as a leader for Blue Note. Vaché's lyricism come through, whether utilizing a mute, as on the foot patting "If I Should Lose You" or a swinging "You and the Night and the Music," or with the open horn, especially in the warm rendition of "Easy Living." Charlap not only proves himself an incredible accompanist, but that he has a sense of humor, too, especially with his lush introduction to Duke Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss," which briefly detours into Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight." Although the emphasis is primarily on standards, "Nip-Hoc Waltz" (an homage to Chopin) and "Etude" (which features Vaché unaccompanied) are two fine examples of Charlap's considerable abilities as a composer. Sadly, the liner notes stick to separate biographies of each musician and don't explain what prompted them to work together. This very entertaining date will stand up very well to repeated listening.

AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden

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released February 8, 2021

Warren Vaché - cornet, flugelhorn
Bill Charlap - piano

Recorded December 2000 at Ambient Recording Company, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Bill Charlap New York, New York

Bill Charlap (born October 15, 1966) is an American jazz pianist.
He comes from a musical background. His father was composer Moose Charlap. His mother, Sandy Stewart, is a singer.
Bill Charlap began playing piano at age three. He studied classical music, but his career has been in jazz.
He has worked with Gerry Mulligan, Benny Carter, Tony Bennett, Phil Woods, Scott Hamilton and many others. ... more

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