专辑简介

In 2007, I was blessed to work with Ronnell Bright, one of the truly great Jazz pianists. Ronnell played with Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen Mcrae, Lena Horne...to mention a few. He had compositions recorded by Cal Tjader, Horace Silver, and Blue Mitchell. He won Grammy's as a member of Super Sax. I'll never forget the lunches we had with all the stories he told of the legends he worked with and the Hollywood music scene in the 1950's and 60's. Not wanting to miss a once in a lifetime opportunity to get coached by a legend, I persuaded Ronnell to give me half a dozen 'sessions' at the piano, where he showed me his unique way of phrasing with long thoughtful pauses that build anticipation, how to make a melody really sing, and arpeggios to die for. Mr. Bright is my tribute to Ronnell. I wrote this during the time we worked together.