THIS IS HARD BOP PIANO…Tommy Flanagan: So In Love
Pianist Tommy Flanagan was one of those guys, like George Cables or John Hicks, that simply can’t play a wrong note. One of the major sidemen of the 50s-o0s, he leads his own trio with all stars Rufus Reid/b and Albert Heath/dr at a 2000 gig in Milano Italy, and is rich form on his...
Oct 26, 20261 min read
Pianist Tommy Flanagan was one of those guys, like George Cables or John Hicks, that simply can’t play a wrong note. One of the major sidemen of the 50s-o0s, he leads his own trio with all stars Rufus Reid/b and Albert Heath/dr at a 2000 gig in Milano Italy, and is rich form on his own “Raincheck” and richly melodious on “So In Love”, glowing on “If You Could See Me Now”. He pulls out an obscurity and makes Duke Ellington’s “Sunset and Mockingbird” shine, while his own “ Birdsong” is a classy swinger. He makes it sound so easy, but if it were, how come no one can do this these days?
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