Jay Leonhart (with Ted Rosenthal) - Sensitive To The Touch (2001)

Feeling very much at home in a swing setting, Jay Leonhart takes on Harold Arlen, making Arlen's hits zip to new life on Sensitive to the Touch. From the clarinet, bass, drum opening of "Ding Dong the Wicked Witch Is Dead" to the sax, bass, vocalizing of the last tune, "As Long as I Live," this band swings hard. Leonhart and clarinetist/saxophonist Ken Peplowski have such obvious synchronicity, while pianist Ted Rosenthal and drummer Grady Tate don't hesitate to jump right into the fray. (Sunsh Stein, JazzTimes)

Jay Leonhart - bass, vocals

Ken Peplowski - sax, clarinet

Ted Rosenthal - piano

Grady Tate - drums

11 tr.

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ON THE SPOT: Bill Charlap

The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (1997)

This excellent CD features pianists Bill Charlap and Ted Rosenthal, who both played stints with Gerry Mulligan; bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Ron Vincent (who conceived this session) are also Mulligan alumni. What is unusual about this Mulligan tribute is that it covers his compositions without reeds of any kind. Mulligan was an excellent pianist (he played some piano with his groups in the 1950s and '60s and stuck to piano exclusively during his guest appearance on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz); the give and take between Rosenthal and Charlap captures the essence of their former leader's works. The two pianists play together without their rhythm section on the jaunty "Walkin' Shoes" and the lesser-known but dramatic ballad "Curtains." Ron Vincent's crisp brushwork is added to the pianos during "Bark for Barksdale." Rosenthal's feature with the trio is the melancholy "Lonesome Boulevard," while "Noblesse," a relatively obscure ballad, is Charlap's trio feature. The remaining tracks utilize the full quartet; "Line for Lyons" and "Wood On Wood" are among the choice cuts. Perhaps the quartet will choose to explore "Good Neighbor Thelonious" and "K-4 Pacific" on a follow-up session. A chat by the musicians, titled "Jazzspeak," concludes the CD. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Bill Charlap - piano

Ted Rosenthal - piano

Dean Johnson - bass

Ron Vincent - drums

11 tr.

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New York Trio - Love You Madly (2003)

Bill Charlap - piano

Jay Leonhart - bass

Bill Stewart - drums

11 tr.

Recorded at "Avatar Studio" in New York on April 7 , 2003 

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Bill Charlap - Intuition: The Music Of Bill Evans (2010)

Bill Charlap - piano

Jim Hall - guitar

Sean Smith - bass

Bill Stewart - drums

Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra

7 tr.

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