''Take This'' is a studio album by French jazz pianist and composer

Jacky Terrasson Jacky Terrasson (born November 27, 1965) is a French jazz pianist and composer. Background Terrasson's mother is African-American from Georgia, and his father is French. From his parents he heard classical music as a child. He began piano lesson ...

. The album was recorded in Pompignan, France in September 2014 and released on February 24, 2015 by Impulse!. The album title derives from

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed the group's biggest hit, " ...

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Take Five "Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond in 5 beat per measure, the melody relying on the blues scale, with harmony E-flat minor. It was first recorded in 1959 and is the third track on ''Time Out'' by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. ...

". The record contains 11 tracks: four Terrasson's originals are laced through a typically eclectic mix of covers.

Reception

Matt Collar of

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mentioned, "Pianist Jacky Terrasson's Impulse! Records debut, 2015's Take This, is a sophisticated showcase for his virtuoso jazz chops and eclectic musical taste." Mike Hobart of ''

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'' stated, "Nobody reconfigures the core modernist repertoire with such daring and panache as the French/American pianist Jacky Terrasson. The imaginative tweaks and unexpected juxtapositions on his new CD transform Bud Powell’s classic “Un Poco Loco” into virtuosic Latin jazz and Paul Desmond’s “Take Five” into silky Afro-funk." Nate Chinen of ''

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'' observed, "“Take This,” Mr. Terrasson’s new album, isn’t so much about a band. Recorded in France, it’s a brisk showcase for an international rhythm coalition..."

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'' noted, "''Take This'' is a feast of sonic exploration, and though that same degree of daring inhabits most of the other covers, so be it... There’s excitement and ingenuity embedded throughout these wholly original, shrewdly executed arrangements..."

Track listing

# Kiff (Terrasson) - 3:37 #

Un Poco Loco "Un Poco Loco" is an Afro-Cuban jazz standard composed by American jazz pianist Bud Powell. It was first recorded for Blue Note Records by Powell, Curly Russell, and Max Roach on May 1, 1951. Musical characteristics "Un Poco Loco" is in thirty- ...

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Bud Powell Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory,Grove Powell's application of complex phrasing to ...

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Come Together "Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on the band's 1969 studio album ''Abbey Road''. It was also a double A-side single in the U ...

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Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

) - 3:28 # Dance (Terrasson) - 3:24 #

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Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

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Henri Salvador Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist. Biography Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of an Indigen ...

Marc Lanjean Jean Alciede Marie Marcland (Limoges, 1903 - 26 February 1964) was a French composer of film music. He also wrote popular tunes under the name Marc Lanjean. Discography *''Musique Aux 4 Vents'' with Roger RogerBillboard - 22 Dec 1962 - Page 18 GR ...

Léona Gabriel Léona Gabriel-Soïme (8 June 1891 - 11 August 1971) was a biguine singer from Martinique active in Paris during the interwar years. She married the military doctor Norbert Soïme in 1933. She was born at Rivière-Pilote. Daughter of a white cre ...

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Somebody That I Used to Know "Somebody That I Used to Know" is a song written, produced and performed by the Belgian-Australian musician and singer Gotye featuring vocals from the New Zealander singer Kimbra. The song was released in Australia and New Zealand through El ...

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Luiz Bonfá Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film '' Black Orpheus''. Biography Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in Ri ...

, Walter André De Backer) - 3:37 # Letting Go (Terrasson) - 4:40

Personnel

*Adama Diarra – percussion *Sly Johnson – human beatbox, vocals *Lukmil Pérez – drums *Jacky Terrasson – human beatbox, percussion, piano, synthesizer, vocals *Burniss Travis – bass (electric), double bass

Charts

References

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