CD ECM Records Vassilis Tsabropoulos Trio: Achirana

2000

Vassilis Tsabropoulos - pian
Arild Andersen - contrabas
John Marshall - tobe


Audio, CD des Monats
BBC Music Magazine, Pick of the Month

Athenian pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos is one of those rare musicians who is equally at home in both the classical and jazz worlds. His album Achirana demonstrates that, while noted principally for his prowess as a classical pianist, conductor and composer, he also has much to say in a jazz idiom. Accompanied by Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen and British veteran drummer John Marshall, he has assembled an exquisite record filled with fluid, fluent improvisations, which transport and delight. Sample the fearlessly slow gems 'Diamond Cut Diamond' and 'Valley' and be amazed.
Mike Bradley, The Times

Achirana contains one element completely new to my experience. Tsabropoulos, a protégé of Vladimir Ashkenazy, is the first classical pianist I've ever heard who can play jazz with real understanding and great imagination. … This trio of virtuosi never over-plays, and the album is beautifully recorded. It's an object lesson in artistry.
Ian Carr, BBC Music Magazine


Arild Andersen introduces a new trio with the highly gifted Greek pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos, who makes his ECM debut with 'Achirana'. They are joined by veteran British drummer John Marshall, previously a member of Eberhard Weber's 'Colours' band. Their programme of all original material casts new light on the post-Bill Evans idiom.