Need Another

Need Another

Nancy’s piano work showed the influence of Thelonious Monk even before the trio dug into Monk’s onomatopoeic composition “Bye-ya”. A fearless use of the piano’s low end for percussive stabs, the occasional tightly clustered voicing used like a fine spice, and the maturity to leave space for everyone to breathe are all trademarks of Nancy’s style. The trio continued with two of Nancy’s originals, one of them being the title track off her most recent release, “Need Another”. Starting with a piano intro, Vivian and Ardelli came in swinging, creating the mood for this modern jazz composition of Nancy’s. The last tune of their well paced set was the jazz classic, “Invitation”. There’s nothing like a standard to let all the musicians converse with each other freely in the context of a song form they know well. It was a pleasure to sit back in the sun and listen to them do it.

Christopher Butcher, Live Music Report (from a review of Nancy’s trio performance at the 2008 Art Of Jazz Festival)

Personnel:

• Nancy Walker
  Piano
• Kieran Overs
  Bass
• Ethan Ardelli
  Drums

Track Listing:

1. Romp
(N. Walker) Split Personality Music SOCAN

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2. Need Another
(N. Walker) Split Personality Music  SOCAN

3. Camassia
(N. Walker) Split Personality Music  SOCAN
4. Positive Spin
(N. Walker) Split Personality Music  SOCAN
5. Moon Rose
(N. Walker) Split Personality Music  SOCAN

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6. California Dreamin’
(J. Phillips/M. Phillips) Universal Music ASCAP
7.The Pine Forest
(N. Walker) Split Personality Music  SOCAN
8.Unseen Playmate
(N. Walker) Split Personality Music  SOCAN
9. I Want To Be Happy
(I. Caesar/V. Youmans) WB Music ASCAP

Produced by Nancy Walker
All arrangements by Nancy Walker

Recorded at Inception Sound, Toronto by Chad Irschick
Sept. 9 & 10 2006
Mastered at Fedge Mastering by Jeff Elliott