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Marian McPartland With Strings: Silent Pool (Concord Jazz)
In one of the most sumptuous recordings of her career, pianist Marian McPartland trades exquisite lyric phrases with a first-rate string orchestra and rhythm section. Though the sophistication of McPartland’s pianism is well known, her extended harmonies and unpredictable melodic turns find their match in Alan Broadbent’s refined orchestral writing. Together, McPartland and Broadbent produce one of the most persuasive “with strings” jazz recordings of recent vintage. By turns melancholy, introspective and wistful, “Silent Pool”–based on McPartland compositions–attests to the enduring creativity of the grande dame of the jazz piano.
