Piano virtuoso Joe Chindamo plays Gershwin's But Not For Me at Umbria Jazz 05. A spectacular solo performance. Whilst evoking the grand manner of jazz piano masters such as Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson, Chindamo is uncompromising in his quest to find new things to say - all in a highly personal and creative way.
He seems so quiet .... !
ogdTo 6 months ago
@AlfaAxel Yeah I agree
EoN604 1 year ago
@EoN604 Sometimes I wonder if this is just a kind of warming up-playing, the kind where you use all your tricks of the trade and enjoy that your fingers can run so fast. At 3.00 something begins to happen though.
AlfaAxel 1 year ago
This is one of my favoured jazz standards, and Joe Chindamo is one of my fave pianists. The first 3 times I watched this I was disappointed, I didn't get it. But its one of those arrangements that has hauntingly grown on me, and having watched it a few times I now hear it as the incredible masterpice that it is. This guy really is a genius. A couple of points it sounds like he has 3 consecutive (and all beautiful) lines happening. I prefer the last 2/3'rds of this (after all the runs). 5*!
EoN604 1 year ago
@tapmoron gets a bit better at 3:00 but his technical abilities does greatly exceed his soul\rubato. Some of the sections are in an almost baroque like precision which just seems weird with jazz chords.
bewareofthecow 2 years ago
why doesnt he play some time??
ehardi 2 years ago
a sad commentary from "Tapmoron,' he/she just doesn't get it. Too bad. Take some jazz lessons please. or maybe you could be a recruit for the 'jazz police!' Sad.
frankpearce 2 years ago
'tapmoron' - you've got the right email name. Go fine some country music you understand. Man. no reply is expected. Good luck. Lciyr7e/klo
frankpearce 2 years ago
Grande Joe !!
henrysaxit 2 years ago
I m sorry to dislike this man performance, destroying a master piece like that by marmelade of souless technique is quite sad. Listen to Chet or Ahmad Jamal version ... . Mr Chindamo is certainly a great technician ad know all many styles but he just never get close to play music.
tapmoron 2 years ago