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William Morrison "Bill" Charlap (born October 15, 1966) is an American jazz pianist.

Born in New York City, Bill Charlap comes from a musical background. His mother, Sandy Stewart, is a singer who was a regular on "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" television series and had a hit recording in 1962 with "My Coloring Book", and his father was Broadway composer Moose Charlap. Charlap is a distant cousin to jazz pianist Dick Hyman.Charlap began playing piano at age three. He later studied classical music, but he has remained most interested in jazz. 
In September 2015, Charlap became the new Director of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. (Wikipedia)

It's worth remembering that no artist is constantly obligated to reinvent the wheel. Sometimes, just making a really great wheel can be an accomplishment in itself. And while no one would say Notes From New York, the new outing from the Bill Charlap Trio, represents a paradigm shift in the piano-trio canon, it’s an album of such instrumental invention and brio that it easily stands as a most purely delightful recording.

Charlap's piano technique is singular and stunning in the way it weds a chiming, almost dainty touch to a leaping, top-to-bottom keyboard attack. If "muscular elegance" is not too much of an oxymoron, it's the perfect phrase to describe the pianist’s approach. His album-opening rendition of "I’ll Remember April" is a master class in fast-paced swing, drummer Kenny Washington's staccato rhythms driving Charlap to ever-rising single-note explosions. "Tiny's Tempo" bustles along with effortless flair, showcasing a bouncy solo from bassist Peter Washington, and Charlap lightly trips his way through "A Sleepin' Bee"; there, Kenny Washington’s shuffling brushes provide an unwavering companion on the journey.

But Charlap's trio also brings considerable vitality and élan to Notes From New York’s moodier material. The pianist's low-register block chords give "Make Me Rainbows" an admirable sense of ardor, with Peter Washington's walking strings adding just enough blues to the mix. "There Is No Music" blends polished refinement with a somber, minor-keyed tenderness and darkly shimmering Charlap glissandos. The whole affair closes with "On the Sunny Side of the Street", which Charlap, playing unaccompanied, reinvents as a bittersweet ballad full of longing and echoey empty spaces. But even when it’s tugging at your heartstrings, Notes From New York is a luxurious, exquisitely pleasurable experience. Charlap and his trio have given us a "wheel" that rolls on straight and true. (Published 07/24/2016 By Matt R. Lohr on www.jazztimes.com)

Bill Charlap Trio - Notes From New York
Label: Verve Int'l
Format: WEB, 9 files FLAC, Album, 24bit 96kHz HDtracks
Released: 2016
Genre: Jazz

Personnel:

Bill Charlap - piano
Peter Washington - bass
Kenny Washington - drums

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Analyzed: Bill Charlap Trio / Notes From New York
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR12      -2.03 dB   -16.86 dB      4:55 01-I'll Remember April
DR15      -0.34 dB   -18.44 dB      7:05 02-Make Me Rainbows
DR15      -0.19 dB   -17.98 dB      5:59 03-Not A Care In The World
DR14      -3.56 dB   -22.81 dB      6:08 04-There Is No Music
DR15      -0.65 dB   -18.93 dB      4:52 05-A Sleepin' Bee
DR15      -0.32 dB   -18.00 dB      5:08 06-Little Rascal On A Rock
DR14      -2.99 dB   -20.36 dB      8:55 07-Too Late Now
DR14      -0.48 dB   -17.44 dB      5:59 08-Tiny's Tempo
DR15      -5.17 dB   -24.97 dB      5:04 09-On The Sunny Side Of The Street
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Number of tracks:  9
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate:        96000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2511 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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