Vignettes cover

Vignettes

Released

With this album, Marilyn Crispell simultaneously underscored and redefined the art of solo jazz piano. The program consists of the seven freely improvised “Vignettes” that give the disc its title, interspersed among original writing. Her leaps from abstraction (“Axis”) to solemnity (“Little Song For My Father”) are mere hints of the genius working the keys. She also includes two pieces by others: the airy “Stilleweg” by Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and the transcendental “Cuida Tu Espíritu” (Take Care of Your Spirit) by flutist Jayna Nelson. This is a stone-cold classic.

Tyran Grillo

Recommended by

Suggestions
Third Reel cover

Third Reel

Third Reel, Emanuele Maniscalco, Nicolas Masson, Roberto Pianca
Only Sky cover

Only Sky

David Torn
Elegy cover

Elegy

Theo Bleckmann
Goodbye cover

Goodbye

Paul Motian, Bobo Stenson, Anders Jormin
Other People cover

Other People

John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, Hugo Wolf Quartett
Océanos cover

Océanos

Scott Colley, David Binney, Brain Blade, Edward Simon
Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1 cover

Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson