The French pianist Michel Petrucciani died on January 5, 1999 in New York because of a lung infection. At 36 years was considered one of the greatest pianists in Europe. The suffering serious bone disease was not an obstacle in his interest in music, despite failing to reach the meter in height, sitting at the piano became a giant. Equipped with extreme virtuosity, intimate and romantic style, which started from the Bill Evans school of which he was an ardent admirer, combined with the lyrical intelligence and subtlety with a powerful attack and percussive.
was born in Orange on December 28, 1962. Studied classical piano and at age 12 with his father serving on guitar and his brother Louis on bass. His enormous talent makes it stand out from a young age and at 17 he recorded his first album. The following year he started with a trio of emergency with Jean-François Jenny-Clark and Aldo Romano a series of superb recordings for the French label Owl.
In 1982 he moved to California and became the pianist of the group of saxophonist Charles Lloyd when he returns to the scene after a long retirement. It also acts as a duet with Lee Konitz. Although still recording in France, his stays in New York foster their first American records, until in 1985 he started his Blue Note period with "piano playing", a recording in a trio with Palle Danielson and Elliot Zigmund. The following year in Montreux acts in a trio with Wayne Shorter and Jim Hall, a meeting that is published under the title "Power of Three." In later works - "Music", "Playground" - is about the formulas of electric fusion products in which diluted its best virtues. His last album for Blue Note is a single in tribute to Ellington, one of his favorite composers.
back in 1994 to record for a French company, Dreyfus, with "Marvellous", a trio with the superb support of Dave Holland and Tony Williams and the surprising addition of a string quartet. His absorbing personality made him prefer smaller formations, and in recent years one of the most successful was his unusual encounter a duo with organist Eddy Louiss, embodied in the two volumes of "Conference de Presse." But above all turns in the solo, which was a true master. The double CD set out on performances in Paris, "Au Teathre Des Champs-Elysees" is probably the peak of his recording career.
In 1997 a new twist to form a group wider, a sextet in which two young members of the current revelations of Italian neo-bop: Stefano Di Battista and Flavio Boltro, with whom he recorded "Both Worlds". Barely a couple of months back he had acted alone in our country in several of the festivals of the Autumn, once again captivate their stylistic range.
An extraordinary version of Michel Petrucciani with guitarist Jim Hall's classic "My Funny Valentine."
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