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Greg Reitan: Antibes
ByAntibes, Reitan's sophomore effort, is more of the same.
Recording with the same interactive trio he employed on his debutbassist Jack Daro and drummer Dean KobaReitan opens the set with the title tune, a delicately gorgeous original. It's a bright yet pensive tune dashed with shadowy nooks and a supple, nuanced but unobtrusive bass/drum accompaniment.
The trio goes again to the American Songbook with "For Heaven's Sake." The introspective ballad gets a respectful treatment, displaying Reitan's mastery of touch in a rendition that has a wistful, wee hours feeling.
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"Salinas," another Reitan original, has a bubbling-with-life feeling, while "Waltz for Meredith," written for the pianist's wife, glows with serene, rock-solid strength and undeniable beauty.
Reitan closes the disc with "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning," done most famously by Frank Sinatra
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Track Listing
Antibes; For Heaven's Sake; Waltz for Meredith; One Step Ahead; Fall; Time Remembers One Time Once; Sympathy; September; Re: Person I Knew; Late Summer Variations; Salinas; In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning.
Personnel
Greg Reitan
pianoGreg Reitan: piano; Jack Daro: bass; Dean Koba: drums.
Album information
Title: Antibes | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Sunnyside Records
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