Hamasyan Tigran: StandArt - CD

The jazz pianist and composer composed an album of American standards for the first time. The album includes stuff from the 1920s to the 1950s from the repertoire of Richard Rodgers, Charlie Parker, David Raksin and others.

The Armenian jazz pianist's work is heavily influenced by traditional Armenian folk and American jazz. He was even inspired by progressive rock on his 2009 album Red Hail.

Year of reissue: 2022

Playlist

CD
De-Dah / I Didn' t Know What Time It Was / All the Things You Are (feat. Mark Turner) / Big Foot (feat. Joshua Redman) / When a Woman Loves a Man / Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise / I Should Care (feat. Ambrose Akinmusire) / Invasion During an Operetta (feat. (Ambrose Akinmusire) / Laura