Joey Calderazzo - Amanecer (2007)

The most enjoyable tracks for me were the most upbeat and fast ones, "Toonay" and "I've Never Been In Love Before" which break the spell of a slow moving suite of music, although upbeat cookers are really not what this album is about. A touchstone for this album is the meditational work of the late pianist Bill Evans, and Calderazzo pays tribute to this influence by including one of Evans most famous compositions, "Waltz For Debby." Although the album is well performed, I must confess that this really isn't my kind of thing. I guess I'm not enough of a romantic… but on the other hand if you a looking for an album to put on in front of the fireplace whilst you stare doe-eyed into the gaze of your one-and-only in a wine-drenched stupor, this might fit the bill.

Tracklist:
01 Midnight Voyage
02 Sea Glass
03 Toonay
04 Amanecer
05 The Lonely Swan
06 I've Never Been In Love Before
07 So Many Moons
08 Waltz For Debby
09 Lara