Richie Beirach Trio Summer Night (2 LP)

Venus Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition 180g Vinyl Double LP!
Although somewhat underrated, Richie Beirach is a consistently inventive pianist whose ability to play both free and with lyricism makes him an original. After studying classical piano, Beirach switched to jazz. He studied at Berklee and the Manhattan School of Music, and took lessons with Stan Getz, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette. Beirach played electric piano while with Dave Liebman's Lookout Farm in 1974, but afterward mostly stuck to acoustic piano. He teamed up with Liebman on many occasions (including the early-'80s group Quest) and has recorded frequently since the '80s. Among his many jobs as a sideman were important stints with Getz, Lee Konitz, John Abercrombie, and Chet Baker, and Beirach has played music ranging from hard bop to totally free. His classical training can sometimes be heard in his more advanced improvisations, along with the sensitivity of a Bill Evans.
Originally from New York City, pianist Richie Beirach is one of the great jazz pianists of our time and has the ability to play both freely and lyrically. Coming from classical music, he turned to jazz as a teenager and took lessons with Stan Getz, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette; he himself taught as a professor of jazz piano at the renowned Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig. His classical training can be heard in some of his advanced improvisations and combines with the subtlety of a Bill Evans.
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Features:

• Limited Edition
• Venus Masterpiece LP Collection
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Mixed & Mastered by Tetsuo Hara
• Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo
• OBI Strip
• Made in Japan

Musicians:

• Richie Beirach, piano
• George Mraz, bass
• Billy Hart, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. Summer Night
2. Milestones
3. Memories Of You
Side B
1. So What
2. Solar
3. Impressions Intimas No.1
Side C
1. All of You
2. Siciliano
Side D
1. All Blues
2. I Remember You