Reach (Jacky Terrasson album)

Reach is a studio album by German jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson released in 1995 by Blue Note label. This is his second album for Blue Note. The album is a collection of five originals written by Terrasson and three jazz standards.

Reach
Studio album by
Jacky Terrasson
Released1995
GenreJazz
Length47:38
LabelBlue Note
ProducerJacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson chronology
Jacky Terrasson
(1994)		 Reach
(1995)		 Rendezvous
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Buffalo News[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
Tom HullB+[7]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[8]

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "The talented young pianist Jacky Terrasson and his trio (with bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Leon Parker) find something new to say on a few standards ... and introduce five of Terrasson's originals. Although he has does not have an original style yet, Terrasson displays a great deal of potential for the future."[1] David Hajdu of Entertainment Weekly commented, " If he continues fashioning musical constructions as resourceful and witty as Reach, he’ll be one jazz Xer to endure for generations."[3] Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post added, "There was an unmistakable glibness about his self-titled debut last year, but his new piano trio recording, "Reach," lives up to its title by stretching Terrasson's emotional range considerably. The new album has passages that are simply decorous or exhibitionist, but it also has many more moments in which the pianist captures the joy or the melancholy of the moment in his quicksilver phrases and rhythmic shifts."[9] The Buffalo News review by Jeff Simon observed, "...Terrasson got roped into trying out a new recording process designed to maximize spontaneous interaction. As promising as the process may be, it seems to have distracted Terrasson a bit from the music itself."[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Should Care"Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston5:28
2."The Rat Race"Terrasson3:16
3."Baby Plum"Terrasson5:18
4."(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"William Best, Deek Watson5:55
5."Reach / Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / Reach"Terrasson8:58
6."Happy Man"Terrasson8:25
7."First Affair"Terrasson5:58
8."Just One of Those Things"Cole Porter4:20
Total length:47:38

Personnel

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. "Jacky Terrasson - Reach | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. Simon, Jeff (15 March 1996). "IN BRIEF". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. Hajdu, David (February 23, 1996). "Jacky Terrasson: Reach". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. Heckman, Don (10 March 1996). "ALBUM SPOTLIGHT : *** 1/2, JACKY TERRASSON, "Reach", Blue Note". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 658. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. p. 1277. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jacky Terrasson". tomhull.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. Larkin, Colin (May 1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 835. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. Himes, Geoffrey (1 March 1996). "EMOTIONAL REACH' OF TERRASSON". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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