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Frederick Moyer’s re-creational Jazz Arts Trio (indystar)
Classical fans with long memories will recall Frederick Moyer's close
relationship with the old Indianapolis Museum of Art's music program, which
segued after a hiatus into a good connection with the Carmel Symphony
Orchestra, run by former IMA staffer Alan Davis. Wearing his jazz hat, Moyer
teamed with old friends Peter Fraenkel, bass, and Peter Tillotson, drums, to
form the Jazz Arts Trio. The group does something unusual: It uses well-
regarded jazz recordings as though they were classical scores, reinterpreting
them in contemporary studio environments. The latest program carrying out this
artistic mission is "Swing of Many Colors" (JRI Recordings). The mainstay of
this album is Ahmad Jamal's "But Not for Me: Live at the Pershing" record, a
bestseller from 1958. The "Pershing Suite," as this release titles the Jamal
trio's renditions, is an inspired tribute to the special qualities of that
group -- its relentless swing with a light touch and, in particular, the
pianist's delicate wit and inclination to highlight melody. Those gifts were
sometimes misinterpreted a half-century ago, and Jamal was pegged by some as
little better than a cocktail pianist. He was far more than that; he had a
recreative imagination ...
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