Eddie Higgins: It's Magic - SUPER-AUDIO CD

Title: It's Magic
Artist: Eddie Higgins
Label: Venus
Product Type: SUPER-AUDIO CD
UPC: 4571292516907
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2015-02-03
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: JAPAN - IMPORT

Japanese SACD pressing. Venus. 2015. Through his numerous albums released from Venus Records, Eddie Higgins has firmly established his position as one of the most celebrated jazz pianists in Japan. For this album, which was released in 2006 in it's original form, Higgins was paired with two veteran horn players who share his mature, straight-ahead sensibilities: Scott Hamilton and Ken Peplowski. For this special session, songs were selected based on requests from readers of the Swing Journal. From the 25 tunes that received most votes from Japanese jazz fans, the producer and musicians selected and recorded 10. Higgins contributed one original composition, and the band performed two different versions of "Autumn Leaves" which received the most votes.Musicians:Eddie Higgins, pianoScott Hamilton, tenor saxKen Peplowski, tenor sax, clarinetJay Leonhart, bassBen Riley, drums.

Tracks:
1.1 It's Magic
1.2 Ghost of a Chance
1.3 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
1.4 Mood Indigo
1.5 I Never Knew
1.6 Autumn Leaves
1.7 Suddenly
1.8 A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square
1.9 I'll Never Be the Same
1.10 The Touch of Your Lips
1.11 Autumn Leaves II
1.12 Round Midnight
1.13 I'll Close My Eyes