Me, Myself & I

Hard to say in words how we like this cd. When we heard a track of this cd on K.Jazz ,istincly I said I must have this cd. And I never regretted it. Aldo I don`t know Kenny Werner zo wel in his cd I think there is a man how came aroud and produces music wih grate skill and soul.

Kenny Werner first came to my attention as the pianist with Joe Lovano on the saxophonist's 'Landmarks' cd. Like many of his peers, Werner was a highly accomplished musician with loads of chops and great ideas. Since hearing that cd, I have read his 'Effortless Mastery' book and become aware of his zen-like approach to teaching and to playing.Unsurprisingly, 'Me, Myself and I' is a solo piano collection. What distinguishes it from similar solo performances is the sheer musicality of the event (a live recording at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival). There are no histrionics and no overt displays of superfluous technique, just pure, contemplative music. A highlight for me is the end of his solo on 'A Child Is Born' (and 'Balloons') when, for a few bars, Werner whistles along quietly with the pretty little melodies being created by his right hand; beautiful.Very nicely recorded, the piano sounds rich and warm and Werner's unpretentious and delicate playing is what it was designed and built for. Solo piano is sometimes quite hard to listen to for those of us not dedicated to the instrument but, on this occasion, I found the experience of listening to be highly conducive. I am trying very hard to not compare Werner's recording to Jarrett's; as different as they are as players, a piano is a piano after all, but fans of Jarrett's solo performances would delight in the parallels. Werner is in no-one's shadow, however, and deserves to be listened to without unnecessary comparisons to other exponents.Just plain pretty.