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Great Double CD pack

Nikica Gilic | Zagreb, Croatia | 01/15/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These two magnificent albums ("Getting some fun out of life" and "Let's Eat Home"), packed together make perfect sense because they develop the similar approach to music (the star pianist-composer-singer + some fine musicians such as Snooky Young, Rob McConnell, Marshal Royal...).



Dave Frishberg is a real gem of a musician;

his approach to the history of jazz is at the same time reverent and creative, his playing masterful and subtle, his lyrics authentic and innovative. Even his limited vocal abilities have a charm and his singing style evokes the long gone past masters ... But never forget that he is a such a great pianist; the second half of the first CD (Getting some fun...) consists of his brilliant piano interpretations, including the one of "In a mist"; Bix Beiderbecke's famous (impressionistic) piano-classic.



If you love the music of the past decades and want to know whether it can be creativelly reworked in the 70s and beyond, get this brilliant edition!

Whether it is "Dear Bix", a touching tribute to one of the great masters, Al Cohn or Billy Strayhorn medley, interpretation of an Ellington classic or a Frishberg original, you won't go wrong."

Dave Frishberg - Lookin' Good

N. J. Cesarone | CA USA | 11/04/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Excellent CD. Arrived ahead of schedule in primo condition. Love it!"