(Early Jazz, Post-Bop) Franco D'Andrea - Solo 8: Classic Jazz - 2002, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 2002
REM DISCID 400EB205
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.95b3"
PERFORMER "Franco D'Andrea"
TITLE "Solo 8: Classic Jazz"
FILE "Franco D'Andrea - Solo 8- Classic Jazz.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "C Jam Blues/Muskrat Ramble"
    PERFORMER "Franco D'Andrea"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Black and Blue/Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans/Struttin' with Some Barbecue"
    PERFORMER "Franco D'Andrea"
    INDEX 00 21:41:18
    INDEX 01 21:43:18
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "I've Found a New Baby"
    PERFORMER "Franco D'Andrea"
    INDEX 00 31:25:74
    INDEX 01 31:27:74
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Charleston/Way Down Yonder in New Orleans/Basin Street Blues"
    PERFORMER "Franco D'Andrea"
    INDEX 00 39:49:33
    INDEX 01 39:51:33
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Savoy Blues/Twelfth Street Rag"
    PERFORMER "Franco D'Andrea"
    INDEX 00 51:51:26
    INDEX 01 51:53:26

Franco d'Andrea's eighth volume of solo piano for Philology is a most unusual CD. Although it is titled Solo 8: Classic Jazz and has medleys that contain many well-known songs, the stunning 20-minute-plus opener is a freeform collage of many styles of jazz (from stride to post-bop and destinations in between) before it finally signals the arrival of "C Jam Blues," though it doesn't remain there for long. The three shorter medleys are quite a bit more accessible while remaining adventurous methods for the pianist to show off his incredible chops and sense of jazz history. The one breather from medleys is "I Found a New Baby," though it also follows a more meandering path than typical for this old warhorse. While this CD might not be the best initial purchase for someone unfamiliar with Franco d'Andrea, once a buyer has had an opportunity to hear some of his other solo releases it's a safe bet that this intriguing disc will join the others in his or her collection.