Ballads & Burners
Download links and information about Ballads & Burners by Dave Frank. This album was released in 2006 and it belongs to Jazz, Alternative genres. It contains 12 tracks with total duration of 40:47 minutes.
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| Artist: | Dave Frank |
| Release date: | 2006 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Alternative |
| Tracks: | 12 |
| Duration: | 40:47 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Spirit of the Burn! | 2:44 |
| 2. | Rousseau's World | 2:42 |
| 3. | The Mechanizatoin of America | 3:38 |
| 4. | Information Highway | 2:44 |
| 5. | Salvador Dali In a State of Grace | 3:44 |
| 6. | Jackson Pollack At Work | 2:15 |
| 7. | Shades of Renoir | 4:15 |
| 8. | Afternoon In Nahant | 4:11 |
| 9. | Like People In Heat | 3:18 |
| 10. | Portrait of Manet | 3:41 |
| 11. | Allied Forces | 3:10 |
| 12. | It's Alright With Me | 4:25 |
Details
[Edit]Solo jazz piano is one of the toughest tests of ability, but Dave Frank shines throughout these studio sessions, focusing mostly on his multifaceted originals, mixing ballads and sizzling uptempo works. His impressionist ballads "Rousseau's World" and "Shades of Renoir" were indeed inspired by master painters, where Bill Evans' lyrical influence is audible at times. "The Mechanization of America" is described as a "retro-boogie," with an intense left-handed vamp and percussive melodic line that makes it the perfect soundtrack for a film on the subject. The abstract improvisation "Salvador Dali in a State of Grace" has a mysterious, somewhat eerie quality, capped by an unresolved ending. "Allied Forces," dedicated to the World War II D-Day invasion force of June 6, 1944, suggests the mental challenges that soldiers face rather than the actual battles themselves. The one standard is a driving interpretation of "It's Alright with Me," as Frank shows off his chops in a furious workout.