Almost Everything Explained

Almost Everything
Type:Album
Artist:Don Friedman
Border:yes
Released:1995
Recorded:April 1995
Studio:SteepleChase Digital Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:Jazz
Length:64:24
Label:SteepleChase
SCCD 31368
Producer:Nils Winther
Chronology:Don Friedman
Prev Title:Thingin'
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Red Sky Waltz
Next Year:1996

Almost Everything is an album by American jazz pianist Don Friedman recorded in Denmark in 1995 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Critical reception

Ken Dryden, writing for AllMusic, described the album as "one of his finest studio sessions... Highly recommended" and stated "Don Friedman may be one of the best-kept secrets in jazz, in spite of a lengthy career and numerous recordings as a leader".

Track listing

All compositions by Don Friedman, except where indicated.

  1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper) – 6:28
  2. "Flamands" – 6:38
  3. "Waltz for Marilyn" – 11:03
  4. "Before the Rain" – 5:38
  5. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel) – 6:58
  6. "Twigs and Branches" (Matt Wilson) – 5:39
  7. "El Niño" (Ron McClure) – 8:13
  8. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 8:24
  9. "Almost Everything" – 6:55

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Friedman/df-disc.php Don Friedman discography
  2. Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Don Friedman accessed May 31, 2017
  3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1300.htm SteepleChase Records discography
  4. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/don-friedman-almost-everything-sccd-31368/ SteepleChase Productions ApS