Credits:

Gonzales

Description:

Neartheendoftheoldmillennium,someoneoncerapped,”Beingfuturisticthesedaysmeansbeingfuturisticonyourownterms,”whichisentirelyfittingwhensaidrapperrecordsanalbumofsolopianoinstrumentals.(Perhapslessinstructiveiswhatsaidrapperwentontosay:”Beingfuturisticmeanslovingworms,savingyoursperm,wearingyourpubesinaperm.”)TheformerChillyGonzaleshasahintofGershwininhisplaying,anurbane,contemplativetakeonthebluesthatsometimeturnsintoawrysmile.HealsohasahintofSatie,thespareandhauntedsoundofamusicboxturningslowlytoahaltasitcomestotheendofitswind.Butwhathealsohasisentirelyhisown,whichnotonlymakesthisthebestalbumofsolopianoinstrumentalsbyarapperextantbutalsooneofthefinestsolopianoalbumsnotbyajazzorclassicalperformer.Obviously,there’sadualitytoanymanwholitupstageswithPeachesbutalsoplayedwithandproducedJaneBirkinandCharlesAznavour,butSoloPianoisadisarminglywonderfulrecord.~JohnBush

Tracklisting:

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