Spinning Songs of Herbie Nichols is a solo piano album by Simon Nabatov. It was recorded in concert in 2007 and released by Leo Records.
| Spinning Songs of Herbie Nichols | |
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| Released | February 2012 |
| Recorded | 22 September 2007 |
| Venue | Loft, Cologne, Germany |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 64:21 |
| Label | Leo |
Recording and music
editThe album of solo piano performances by Nabatov was recorded in concert at Loft, in Cologne, on 22 September 2007.[1] The eight pieces were all composed by pianist Herbie Nichols.[2] "Nabatov tears down these compositions and re-engineers the various melodies and structures."[3]
Release and reception
editSpinning Songs of Herbie Nichols was released by Leo Records in February 2012.[4] The Cadence reviewer wrote: "With an abundance of complexity, Nabatov is able to sustain his overlapping lines and constantly changing harmonic colors in a way that’s never excessive or showy, and never loses the music."[1] The Independent described the performances as "marvellously jangly, madly syncopated vamping where the bones of the originals show through."[2]
Performances of some of the same material were subsequently released on DVD by PanRec.[5]
Track listing
edit- "23 Skiddoo"
- "The Spinning Song"
- "Blue Chopsticks"
- "Lady Sings the Blues"
- "Sunday Stroll"
- "The Third World"
- "Terpsichore"
- "Twelve Bars"
Personnel
edit- Simon Nabatov – piano
References
edit- ^ a b Bivins, Jason (October 2012). "Simon Nabatov – Spinning Songs of Herbie Nichols". Cadence. Vol. 38, no. 4.
- ^ a b Johnson, Phil (12 May 2012). "Album: Simon Nabatov, Spinning Songs of Herbie Nichols (Leo)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Astarita, Glenn (10 April 2012). "Simon Nabatov: Spinning Songs of Herbie Nichols". All About Jazz. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "CD LR 632". leorecords.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Relevant DVDs – New ones and Not So New Ones". freejazzblog. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2018.