FRANCK AVITABILE

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One of the brightest among the brightest, here is Franck Avitabile, pianist and composer in the very personal merthod, having totally likened the language of the contemporary jazz and the jazz of always. I guarantee that one will hear it telling about

Martial Solal


The pianist is brilliant. Touch, phrasé, rhythmic power... Still green here and there, there: the left hand can win in precision. Ballads are not completely the garden. But the ease is already indeed in - dela of the technique. Pascal Anquetil is right, in his comment of dress handkerchief: this boy has of the music in him. A music crossed by steams of Martial Solal and Bill Evans (so of Bud Powell). Revealed in December, 1996 by the first prize of the competition of piano jazz of the city of Vanves, Franck Avitabile recorded this disc at the CNSM of Paris from which he crossed by the conservatory of Lyon and the collective Mu of Mâcon). An exceptional flow ("Lumieres" and in a general way all the fast tempos) and the capacity of the fingers to blackmail melodies would deserve still to wait so that the composer's talents are for the diapason. One thinks of the Laurent de Wilde's first appearances, the young person Brad Mehldau (without the tragic)... In brief, it is necessary to take date of the appearance of one soon big pianist. At the moment, admirably accompanied by Louis Petrucciani's bass, which one heard rarely so sensual, and by Thomas Grimmonprez's (wisely) attentive drumming, Franck Avitabile gives to hope us a lot.

Alex Dutilh

Produced by

Les Vents de Vanves


ARTISTIC DIRECTION

  1. 1.Franck Avitabile


THIS ENTIRE ALBUM

  1. 2.was realized without editing


TITLES :

  1. 3.So Sorry Please

  2. 4.La Valse de Laurence

  3. 5.Greenwich Village

  4. 6.Training

  5. 7.Round' Midnight

  6. 8.Trois Gros

  7. 9.Carnival

  8. 10.Le joueur de piano

  9. 11.Eloi

  10. 12.Lumières

  11. 13.Kenny

  12. 14.Solalerie

  13. 15.Morlok

  14. 16.Tempus Fugit

  15. 17.Les 13 mercenaires


One of the brighest among the brightest,

Lumières («Lights»)

Released : April 1997 Released in Avril 1997 (LVV 9703) - #1000 Copy Limited Edition


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Franck Avitabile (piano)

Louis Petrucciani (bass)

Thomas Grimmonprez (drums)


RECORDED

Mixed and masterised on March 1997 at Conservatoire de Paris by Arnaud Gosselin & Frédéric Malle


Piano STEINWAY D

#545206 prepared by Jean Morfin.


1 CD «Lumieres»

  1. +1 DVD «ON AIR»

=15€ (WORLDWIDE FREE SHIPPING)

"One of the brightest among the brightest, here is Franck Avitabile, pianist and composer in the very personal way, having totally likened the language of the contemporary jazz and the jazz of always. I guarantee that one will hear about it. "

Martial Solal, linear notes


"What knocks, in the listening of this disk, it is the maturity of the compositions and the game of the pianist, nevertheless very young during the recording. Every composition is of a big musicality, very melodic, and possesses everything of the standard. The game of Franck Avitabile is pure, lyric, just like a big disappeared pianist there is some time, Michel Petrucciani."

Olivier Masson (CentralJazz.com)


" The pianist is brilliant. Touch, phrasé, rhythmic power... It is necessary to take date of the appearance of one soon big pianist. Franck Avitabile gives to hope us a lot. "

Alex Dutilh, Jazzman

" Avitabile's brilliant Jazz: Competing in intelligence and in sharpness, in this opus, Franck Avitabile investigates personal subjects and standards (Monk, Petrucciani) on which he is surrenders in learned and subtle melodic variations. "

Frédéric Brucker, Le Progrès


" A generous touch, a beautiful sensibility, a poetry, a remarkable ease, a relevant swing do that this boy should soon go out of the anonymity. Please , hurry, luxurious present for chrismas days. "

Jazz Notes


"Franck Avitabile has some music in him. It not entand not every day."

Pascal Anquetil, Jazzman

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