Almost Everything

Almost Everything
Studio album by
Don Friedman
Released1995
RecordedApril 1995
StudioSteepleChase Digital Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length64:24
LabelSteepleChase
SCCD 31368
ProducerNils Winther
Don Friedman chronology
Thingin'
(1995) 		Almost Everything
(1995) 		Red Sky Waltz
(1996)

Almost Everything is an album by American jazz pianist Don Friedman recorded in Denmark in 1995 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Ken Dryden, writing for AllMusic, described the album as "one of his finest studio sessions... Highly recommended" and stated "Don Friedman may be one of the best-kept secrets in jazz, in spite of a lengthy career and numerous recordings as a leader".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Friedman, except where indicated.

  1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper) – 6:28
  2. "Flamands" – 6:38
  3. "Waltz for Marilyn" – 11:03
  4. "Before the Rain" – 5:38
  5. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel) – 6:58
  6. "Twigs and Branches" (Matt Wilson) – 5:39
  7. "El Niño" (Ron McClure) – 8:13
  8. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen) – 8:24
  9. "Almost Everything" – 6:55

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Don Friedman discography accessed May 31, 2017
  2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Don Friedman accessed May 31, 2017
  3. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed May 31, 2017
  4. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed May 31, 2017
  5. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Almost Everything – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.