My Foolish Heart (Don Friedman album)

My Foolish Heart
Studio album by
Don Friedman
Released2003
RecordedApril 2000
GenreJazz
Length57:30
LabelSteepleChase
SCCD 31534
ProducerNils Winther
Don Friedman chronology
Standards in Cagliari
(1999) 		My Foolish Heart
(2003) 		Waltz for Debby
(2002)

My Foolish Heart is an album by American jazz pianist Don Friedman recorded in 2000 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 2003.[1][2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
All About Jazz[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Chris Kelsey of AllMusic stated: "while Friedman has in the past recorded with more fire, this is a well-executed and rewarding set by a musician who embraces (and exemplifies) the best jazz has to offer".[4] On All About Jazz, Derek Taylor observed: "Sweeping accolades and fame may not be in the cards for Friedman, but based on the strengths of this session the situation doesn’t seem to matter much. He’ll keep doing what he does best, whether there’s a widespread audience or not. For that, listeners in the know should be grateful".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Friedman, except where indicated.

  1. "Positivity" (Jed Levy) – 7:46
  2. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young) – 8:04
  3. "Desafinado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 6:45
  4. "Memory of Scotty" – 8:39
  5. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) – 7:28
  6. "Petite Fleur" (Sidney Bechet) – 6:26
  7. "Swans" (Tim Ferguson) – 6:35
  8. "Almost Everything" – 5:41

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 Productions ApS, accessed May 31, 2017
  4. ^ a b Kelsey, Chris. My Foolish Heart – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Taylor, D. All About Jazz Review, April 11, 2003
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 510. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.