Pete Malinverni - Theme and Variations (CD)

The centerpiece of pianist Pete Malinverni's new album is a theme and a set of 13 variations - all improvised and resulting in a very personal musical statement without artifice. The musical program is also highlighted with Malinverni's readings of the spiritual "Standin' in the Need of Prayer," Ornette Coleman's "Blues Connotations," Sly Stone's "Everybody Is a Star," two very distinct versions of "It Was Just One of Those Things," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" and "These Foolish Things." the superb sound quality is a result of Jim Anderson's engineering and Allan Tucker's mastering.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Theme: Da Solo
2. Variation 1: Pmfunk
3. Variation 2: Canon
4. In the Garden of the Eternal Optimist
5. Variation 3: Erroll
6. Variation 4: The Helix
7. Standin' in the Need of Prayer
8. Variation 5: Bounce
9. Variation 6: Minor
10. It Was Just One of Those Things Take, #1
11. Everybody Is a Star
12. Variation 7: Undeterred
13. Variation 8: Bittersweet
14. Tango Sphere-Ical
15. Blues Connotation
16. Variation 9: Eventually, the Blues
17. Variation 10: The Dream
18. Lefty Rides Again!
19. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
20. Variation 11: Jaunty
21. Variation 12: Resolute
22. It Was Just One of Those Thing Take, #2
23. These Foolish Things
24. Variation 13: The Chase
25. Theme: Da Solo (Reprise)