Denny Earnest - Earnest Jazz Ballads: Pat Felitti Piano (2016)

Tracklist

01. Why Don't You Love Me (All the Time) [feat. Pat Felitti, Bill Watson & Mike Gillan]
02. How I Long For (feat. Pat Felitti)
03. Nod to Thelonius (feat. Pat Felitti)
04. On This Velvet Afternoon (feat. Pat Felitti, Bill Watson & Mike Gillan)
05. Rose (feat. Pat Felitti)
06. Watch the Leaves Turn (feat. Pat Felitti & Bill Watson)
07. Forest from the Tree's (feat. Pat Felitti)
08. Lost (feat. Pat Felitti & Bill Watson)
09. Hold You in My Arms (feat. Pat Felitti)
10. Beautiful Girl (feat. Pat Felitti & Bill Watson)
11. Life Goes On (feat. Pat Felitti & Bill Watson)



Continuing to draw on his unique take on his "New American Songbook", Denny carves out 11 more songs, all ballads here, with piano by NY's Pat Felitti, and Upright Bass added by Bill Watson. Vocals are playfully done by Denny in the Frank style, with all the hubris and swank of the 60's Reprise classics.

Pianist Pat Felitt (NYC) does great work here reminiscent of Bill Evans, as on "Beatiful Girl", and at times like Kenny Baron "Nod to Thelonius", classically trained his work ethic shines through on all tracks.

Bill Watson of Kent Ohio rumbles on the Upright Bass, a long time cohort of Denny's, a member of the Deadly Earnest Band back in the good old days, 80's... currently plays also with the "Numbers Band", and Rachel Brown and the "Beatnik Playboys" fine writers and players also.

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