From Within
Move's ARIA-nominated jazz duo returns to the studio for a long-awaited second album. The repertoire ranges further than before, lifting the energy of the spirited pieces and deepening the expression of the gentler ones.
Lorenz Hart composer
Peter Petrucci composer
Horace Silver composer
Tony Gould composer
Don Raye composer
Claus Ogerman composer
Keith Jarrett composer
Egberto Gismonti composer
Jule Styne composer
Gene de Paul composer
Three years after River Story, the pair deepen a chamber-jazz partnership that balances elegance with spontaneous exchange.
Gould's piano and Petrucci's electric and acoustic guitars move between familiar songs and open, reflective pieces, from Rodgers and Hart to Jarrett, Gismonti and their own free work.
This is our second recording as a duo, the first was River Story which we were both pleased with artistically. We also found the response to this recording to be most gratifying, especially being nominated for an ARIA award.
This one goes a lot further in terms of repertoire, and consequently extends the level of energy on the spirited pieces, and the level of expression on the gentler ones. We are both inspired by the direction of this new recording.
As a participant in the action, I can tell you that Peter is both a virtuoso and musical poet, not the most common of combined attributes.
Listen for example to the Bach – pure lyricism – and then to the free, totally spontaneous pieces for his remarkable fluency and inventiveness. There are few guitarists in the world that can play with such legato technique.
There are standards too, for while one shouldn't pay too much homage to the past it would be very foolish to ignore it altogether.
We are proud of this music. We think it is best described as honest music making, and would also like to think it is artistic, therefore inviting the listener back for years to come.
By the way, our heartfelt thanks go to Martin Wright (Move Records) and his brilliant engineer Thomas Grubb. This kind of music can only be recorded by people who believe in Australian music and musicians.
Reviews
Plenty of piano-guitar duets appeal to your heart. This local pair makes it skip a beat and race ahead, with Gould's mix of elegance and emotional honesty combined with Petrucci's blend of lyricism and virtuosity. Improvisation underpinned by a respect for emotion and mood ... ★★★★
this sublime collaboration ... The result: music that at times has its own lyric charm or smoulders with fervour ... a recording of rare quality that should appeal to jazz fans of all persuasions ... Three years since their superb River Story, they have produced an even better album ... This is music from the heart. ★★★★
tranquil and idyllic ... gentle colours ... a great deal of serene, reflective moments that focus on space and melody ... this spontaneous exchange of ideas suits them well ...
It embodies the mastery of technique, musicianship and highly individualistic imagination these two masters bring to their craft in a concert to be enjoyed often and treasured indefinitely.
Often it has the bearing and aura of restrained chamber music, with a warmth at the core as well as a reverential but probing outlook. On the whole it is gentle, absorbing, patient music. But there is variety ... The players balance each other perfectly, making this a deadly collaboration. 8.5/10
Here with Tony Gould ... Peter Petrucci produces many colours and melodic textures in touching renditions of jazz standards as well as more avant garde pieces.
the pair have an uncanny empathy for each other ... This is intimate chamber jazz at its best.
The CD offers a great variety of works ... a beautiful meeting of piano and guitar.
The menu is a mix of quite new music and lyrical but fresh, improvisatory versions of 'old' pieces ... a really fine duo
With From Within comes every nuance of feeling that you could imagine ... The piano of Tony Gould is thoughtful and inspiring and Peter Petrucci's guitar is masterly, the two taking this reviewer on a journey she will want to make again and again.
Tony Gould and Peter Petrucci effortlessly deal with the challenges ...The mutual sympathy of these two fine musicians is obvious throughout ... leaves one wishing for more!
an even stronger and more satisfying set ... brilliant counterpoint ... Gould's essentially romantic approach finds a perfect complement in Petrucci, whose playing is equally fluent on electric or acoustic guitar.
every bit as good as River Story ... highly recommended.
There are too many highlights in the set to go through. Suffice to say it is a remarkable collaboration between two fine musicians.
Artists
Tony Gould
Pianist and composer Tony Gould is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. His career has spanned jazz and other improvisatory forms as well as traditional and contemporary classical, and for decades he has stood at the forefront of music education in Australia.
Peter Petrucci
Peter Petrucci is a distinctive guitarist and composer, specialising in contemporary jazz and free improvisation.
Audio previews
Tracks
- Have You Met Miss Jones Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart 4:15
- True Findings Peter Petrucci 6:32
- Peace Horace Silver 6:23
- Quiet Tony Gould 5:53
- You Don't Know What Love Is Don Raye Gene de Paul 6:51
- Valse (based on a theme by J.S. Bach) Claus Ogerman 3:02
- Different Place, Different Space Peter Petrucci 4:57
- Part I 1:59
- Part II 2:17
- Part III 3:32
- Coral Keith Jarrett 3:05
- Palhaco Egberto Gismonti 3:42
- Bye Bye Baby Jule Styne 1:58
From Within Peter Petrucci Tony Gould
Performers
- Tony Gould
- Peter Petrucci · electric and acoustic guitars
Composers
Egberto Gismonti
Over the last quarter century, the music of Egberto Gismonti has brought us, with its unique cultural baggage, an uncommon breadth. He draws on resources at once primitive" and "sophisticated," bringing those modes into question and shoring up issues, cultural priorities and biases.
Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Hart's lyrics for Rodgers and Hart still sit at the heart of the jazz and cabaret songbook: witty, conversational, and edged with a rueful tenderness that singers and players keep returning to.
Keith Jarrett
Over the past 35 years, Keith Jarrett has come to be recognised as one of the most creative, musicians of our times - universally acclaimed as an improviser of unsurpassed genius and a master of jazz piano. In the past 15 years, he has also gained renown as a classical keyboardist of great depth, concentrating on 18th Century keyboard music for piano and harpsichord, and 20th Century piano music.
Claus Ogerman
Along with Lalo Schifrin, Ogerman created some of the best arrangements of the "now sound."
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) was an American composer of musical theatre whose songs became standards of the twentieth-century stage and screen. Over five decades he wrote more than nine hundred songs and dozens of Broadway musicals.
Horace Silver
Horace Silver (1928–2014) was an American jazz pianist and composer who helped define hard bop, writing catchy, groove-led themes drawn from gospel, blues, Latin music and R&B.
Jule Styne
With the score of such long-running Broadway classics as High Button Shoe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan, Gypsy, Bells Are Ringing, Funny Girl and the Tony-winning Hallelujah Baby! to his credit, composer Jule Styne ranks as one of a handful of undisputed architects of the American musical theater.
Gene de Paul
Gene de Paul (1919–1988) was an American pianist, composer and songwriter. His standards include You Don’t Know What Love Is and Teach Me Tonight.
Don Raye
Raye was an accomplished dancer as a boy, and won the Virginia State Dancing Championship. From the mid-20s he worked as a singer and dancer in Vaudeville and, later, toured theatres and nightclubs in France and England, while also writing songs for himself and other performers.
Where to listen
From Within is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
From Within is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3256
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 54 minutes 26 seconds
- Producer
- Peter Petrucci
Thomas Grubb - Recording Engineer
- Thomas Grubb
- Mastering Engineer
- Thomas Grubb
- Venue
- Move Records Studio
- Release date
- 2002
- Musical work
copyright - © 2002 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 2002 Move Records
- Categories
- Australian, Jazz, Keyboard
- Genre
- Jazz & Improvised
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574325621
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