PHOENIX RISING

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Label
HIGHNOTE
Release Date
May 24, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      David Kikoski
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 24, 2019
    • UPC
      632375732820
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      HNR7328.2
    • LABEL
      HIGHNOTE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Phoenix Rising

      Composer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    2. Kik It

      Composer: Eric Alexander

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    3. Wichita Lineman

      Composer: Jimmy Webb

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    4. Guys and Dolls: If I Were a Bell

      Composer: Frank Loesser

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    5. Emily

      Composer: Johnny Mandel

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    6. The New Yorkers: Love for Sale

      Composer: Cole Porter

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    7. My One And Only Love

      Composer: Guy B. Wood

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    8. Lazy Bird

      Composer: John Coltrane

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth

    9. Willow Weep For Me

      Composer: Ann Rondell

      Performer: Dave Kikoski, Eric Alexander, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth


The mythical Phoenix speaks of reemergence and continual development, flying higher with each rebirth, riding on the winds of creation. So too does the man of this moment. A pianist of vast skill and experience, Dave Kikoski's eminence in serious jazz circles is beyond dispute. He's taken deep dives with everybody from Randy Brecker to Roy Haynes, served as the harmonic host for the Mingus Big Band, contributed to expansive cooperative enterprises like Opus 5, and pushed his own music to the limits and beyond. Kikoski has seemingly done it all during his three-plus decades on the scene, yet his playing somehow remains something of an underrated asset. The Phoenix metaphor, hyperbolic though it may be, proves apt in it's embrace of this monumental talent's steady surge. This exciting endeavor makes that case in inarguable fashion.