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Ted Piltzecker. Standing Alone. Equilibrium EQ43, 2001.
Vibraphonist Ted Piltzecker is most often seen onstage as a member of the George Shearing Quintet or at the head of his own Ted Piltzecker Group. But on this unusual program he delivers a set of jazz standards played entirely solo (though he does accompany himself on djimbe for his rendition of "La Malanga"). For the most part, the tunes are predictable fare by the likes of Rodgers and Hart ("My Romance"), Duke Ellington ("In a Sentimental Mood"), Miles Davis ("Blue in Green"), and John Coltrane ("Naima"). But as one might expect, Piltzecker's approach to this standard repertoire is unusual, and not only because a solo vibes setting for ...