Grace

David Friesen - Grace

04/23/2002 | Khaeon 

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All Music Guide Review

Grace is a good duo session pairing bassist David Friesen with pianist Jeff Gardner. (It's comparable to Friesen's 1999 outing with Denny Zeitlin.) Friesen contributes only two originals: the title track and "Change of Heart," the latter featuring an extended bass solo. Most of the writing falls to Gardner, whose six tunes range from mid-tempo blues ("Blues for Hawk") to minor-key bossa ("Achados E Perdidos") to gospel/pop inflection ("Dad's Dream"). Gardner also takes an unaccompanied turn with "Preludio Para Rita." There's a standards component too: a bright, swinging "All the Things You Are" and a closing meditation on "My Funny Valentine." Recorded live in Belgium (there's no hint of audience response until the very end), the disc is hampered by a brittle piano sound and an excess of reverb, but the writing and playing are strong. ~ David R. Adler, All Music Guide

Grace Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Esquecendo
  • 8:07
  • Sound Clip for Esquecendo from Grace


  • 2
  • Blues for Hawk
  • 7:27
  • Sound Clip for Blues for Hawk from Grace


  • 3
  • Grace
  • 5:14
  • Sound Clip for Grace from Grace


  • 4
  • All the Things You Are
  • 5:01
  • Sound Clip for All the Things You Are from Grace


  • 5
  • Change of Heart
  • 9:32
  • Sound Clip for Change of Heart from Grace


  • 6
  • Preludio Para Rita
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Preludio Para Rita from Grace


  • 7
  • Achados E Perdidos
  • 8:55
  • Sound Clip for Achados E Perdidos from Grace


  • 8
  • Dad's Dream
  • 10:11
  • Sound Clip for Dad's Dream from Grace


  • 9
  • Mr. Vertigo
  • 5:45
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Vertigo from Grace


  • 10
  • My Funny Valentine
  • 5:06
  • Sound Clip for My Funny Valentine from Grace


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