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The Art of the Piano - "Art of the Piano is another stunningly beautiful set by Williams; solo piano gets no better than this" - By Dan McClenaghan, Senior Contributor, All About Jazz - Dan McClenaghan's Top Ten for 2009 - BRAND NEW - available here, NOW! - purchase |
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Tatum's Ultimatum - NEW. Jessica Williams, solo piano. "It is new, and it is stunning... executed in some passages at supersonic speed with timing and accuracy that recall Tatum. One of her admirers who is also a world-class jazz pianist told me recently, "I think Jessica is the cleanest fast pianist I've ever heard" - Doug Ramsey, noted jazz critic for JazzTimes - purchase |
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Songs for a New Century - NEW - Grammy Nominee on OriginArts. Jessica Williams, solo piano, composer. "Songs for a New Century more than lives up to its proud title with 8 originals and one by Sonny Rollins. On Toshiko, she coaxes the sounds of a Koto from the piano. Fantasia is a reminder of her extensive conservatory training and extraordinary touch, compared to Bill Evans - and Glenn Gould" - JazzTimes critic Doug Ramsey. Includes her tribute to Oscar Peterson, other original works - A JazzTimes and AllAboutJazz Critic's Pick - purchase |
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Billy's Theme - Grammy Nominee. Jessica Williams, solo piano, her musical tribute to the venerable Dr Billy Taylor: she premiered it at the Kennedy Center in Wash, DC. "Out of the 150 cds I have listened to this year, this is the CD OF THE YEAR for me. Brilliant. Genius. Original. Breath-taking. 5 STARS!" - Michigan Jazz Week - "Her music approaches the exhilaration of a Keith Jarrett concert in its rushes of spontaneous discovery" - Jazz Times - purchase |
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Deep Monk - NEW. Tunes by Thelonious Monk, plus tunes he was known for. Mysterioso, April in Paris, Easy Street, Ugly Beauty, Crepescule, Monk's Mood, I Should Care, more."I've just listened to Deep Monk. It takes my breath away. Thelonious Monk's music has given me life-long satisfaction and sustenance. You've brought me the same experience with your playing of it. It's almost as if Thelonious had come back to us with some new interpretations..." - Curtis Plumb. - purchase |
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Prophets - NEW. Tunes by Monk, Trane, and Williams. Lonnie's Lament, What's new, Evidence, Crescent, Wise One, Fantasia, more. "There are no throwaway tracks on this set, nor are there any JW CDs that should be overlooked" Scott Yanow, All Music Guide. A gorgeous yet highly charged and spiritually intense set of pieces, recorded live in concert - purchase |
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Nothin' But the Truth - Reissue, now in high-tech digipak, the 1986 Grammy-nominated album by The Jessica Williams Trio with John Wiitala, bass, and Bud Spangler, drums. On Blackhawk Records. Limited number in stock - purchase |
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NOW!!! - STRAIGHT-AHEAD JAZZ. Jessica Williams, p; Dave Captein, b; Mel Brown, dr. Soaring improvisations and sizzling straight-ahead back-to-basics playing. "She is simply a pianistic force of nature that will not be denied" - C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz. An artist favorite - purchase |
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Equinox - NEW, BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, solo piano. Blinding speed with purpose, inspiring originality, and total focus on communication. "Her wit and constant sense of swing make her performances so accessible - yet other pianists must at times wonder how she thought of (much less played) a particular phrase!" - Scott Yanow, Author, The All Music Guide, LA JazzScene - purchase |
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The Standards Volume One - NEW. Jessica Williams, p; Dave Captein, b; Mel Brown, dr. Moving improvisations and explorations on the standard repertoire by one of the best bands in the world. "When she improvises, it's a bit like listening to Lester Young or Sonny Rollins when it's really happening." - Tom Chandler of Rasputin's - purchase |
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The Standards Volume Two - NEW. Jessica Williams, p; Dave Captein, b; Mel Brown, dr. "Over the past few years I have written some thousands of words in appreciation of this great artist, but I never cease to be amazed at her phenomenal technique, good taste, imagination, sense of fun, swing, and, above all, her ability to make everything sound bright, new, fresh, and exciting." - Pat Hawes, Jazz Journal International - purchase |
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Resolution - NEW. Jessica Williams, solo piano, live in concert. Moving into new territory, this album, recorded at The Triple Door in Seattle one year after her Unity release, revisits some of her more recent work (a new and completely unique version of Love and Hate), introduces new work (Triple Blues, Elaine) and is the next step in the evolution of her decades-long pursuit of the Art of Solo Piano - purchase |
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Steps - A BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, p; Dave Captein, b; Jeff Johnson, b; Mel Brown, dr. Speed, swing, style and passion. "I will say on record that I think she is the finest pianist of our time. Her cds are consistently immaculate. For your hard-earned dollars, a Jessica Williams album is a no brainer" - Fred Jung, All About Jazz - purchase |
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For John Coltrane - A DEEPLY MOVING TRIBUTE. Jessica Williams, p; Dave Captein, b; Mel Brown, dr. The leading light of Jessica's musical journey. All original music for the great individualist and spiritual seeker. "Jessica Williams is an outstanding jazz talent, and probably the finest improvising pianist in jazz today" - Pat Hawes, Jazz Journal - purchase |
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Jessica Williams Plays for Lovers - CONTINUING BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, solo piano; all standards, one of our all-time best sellers. A stunning collection of beautiful yet original renderings, including That's All, My Foolish Heart, I Wish I knew, Blue Moon, Naima, more. "Lover or not, all you need is a heart to appreciate the music. Recommended!" - Jorg Knobloch, All About Jazz - purchase |
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PrimeTime - NEW. Jessica Williams, p; Dave Captein, b; Mel Brown, dr. The language of jazz lived and played by like-minded masters of the vocabulary. "Jessica Williams is one of the finest living jazz pianists around, a fact that is only known by those who are devoted to the music in the first place." - Jazziz Magazine - "I wouldn't change a thing in her playing." - The Jazz Column by Michael Ullman - purchase |
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As Time Goes By - A BESTSELLER, NOW RE-ISSUED. No longer a Limited Edition. Jessica Williams, solo piano, playing familiar music by Gershwin, Kern, Berlin, Garner, more. "Poetic, bluesey musings with a warmth and clarity that's very seductive. You owe it to yourself to listen to this true jazz original" - Rasputin's - purchase |
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Unity - A BESTSELLER, NOW RE-ISSUED. Jessica Williams, solo piano, recorded live in concert at the famous Triple Door in Seattle, WA; a magically hypnotic and transcendant performance. "Her technical mastery is equaled by her honest-to-goodness swing; her power matched is by her dexterity. In a word, she's a 'monster.'" - Geraldine Wyckoff, Downbeat - purchase |
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Vital Signs - NEW. Jessica Williams, solo piano, from her collection of amazing and unusual incidents and encounters with the piano. "'Vital Signs is myself challenging myself on many levels, and stands as a marker, a commitment to exploring the possibilities of the piano, which I am feel I am truly beginning now." The music speaks for itself - purchase |
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Blood Music - NEW. Not jazz, exactly, but with the times - her own original compositions, plus her cover of Escape from New York by John Carpenter. All new! Some deep dance beats, African, World Beat; also includes classical interludes and orchestral passages. Very exciting, groove-oriented, thought-provoking, and emotionally powerful. This is Alternative Jazz-Indie 21st Century Music - purchase |
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Live, solo at the JBL Theatre - A BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, solo piano, recorded live in concert at the famous JBL Theatre (home of the Experience Music Project) in Seattle, WA. "Williams has a beautiful touch, and great fluency of both imagination and execution" - Peter Westbrook, Jazz Review - purchase |
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Heartland - NOT JAZZ. Jessica Williams, synthesizers, programming, sequencing, composer. This is an experimental work from 1990, inspired by the artist's ecological concerns, still a favorite of those who think outside the box. Some very beautiful textures and strong melodies, and a glimpse at what Jessica was hearing 2 decades ago - purchase |
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The Limited Edition Collection features some of the most significant music that Jessica Williams has made but never found it's way to the factory. She records the CDs herself in her professionally equipped studio on her own 7-foot Concert Grand Piano, designs the covers and writes the liners herself, duplicates the CDs on industry-standard, stand-alone hardware, and hand-assembles the finished product, which she signs, numbers, and personalizes for you. Sound quality is equal or superior to mass-produced factory CDs. On Taiyo Yuden Media, the best audio media made, every CD is made entirely by Jessica Williams. These are exclusive items (see them) and available nowhere else. "Six years ago, I started Red and Blue, and decided that it needed to provide a special outlet for my most important works that are best appreciated by devotees who possess an intense love of inspired, creative, original Music and an equally intense disdain for evil shrink-wrap, over-produced displays of egocentricity, slick media hype, lame liner notes, insipid uninspired content, and digipaks. Music is much more important than the cover designer. And I still believe that, even in this age of corporate conformity." - Jessica Williams
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Rain - BRAND NEW. Solo piano, on Jessica's NEW 7 foot 6 inch Yamaha Conservatory Grand: No hype. Just listen. purchase |
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Ballads - BRAND NEW. Solo piano, on Jessica's NEW 7 foot 6 inch Yamaha Conservatory Grand: No hype. Just listen. purchase |
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More For Monk - CONTINUING BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, solo piano, the definitive tribute to Thelonious Monk; some of his tunes, some originals and standards. Jessica doesn't copy Monk. Monk is simply one of her influences and his spirit permeates this satisfying and deeply sincere tribute date - purchase |
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Blue Tuesday - A FAVORITE AND A BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, solo piano, all original compositions. Includes Toshiko, I Remember Bill, Clear Blue Lou, Blue Tuesday, more. NOTE: Original album title: Piano Pieces - purchase |
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Solo Compositions - PURE BEAUTY AND TOTAL ORIGINALITY. Jessica Williams, solo piano, all original compositions, an absolute must-have for any serious collector of Jessica's work. Some of the clearest, most focused playing on CD, this music will be a part of your life after a few hearings. An artist favorite - purchase |
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Offering - FOR ELVIN JONES. Jessica Williams, solo piano. Quiet, spiritual, beautiful piano music recorded on May 22nd, 2004, played in tribute three days after the passing of Mr Elvin Jones. Spiritual Music in the jazz tradition. Easy to Remember, Nancy With the Laughing Face, I Want to Talk About You, Lonnie's Lament, more - purchase |
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Time to Burn - THE ULTIMATE LIVE TRIO DATE. Jessica Williams, p; Dave Captein, b; Mel Brown, dr. Recorded live in concert at Jazz Alley in Seattle. Deeply swinging, happy jazz music. "There is nothing Jessica can't do on a piano, and she is one of jazz's most unique, talented and important voices" - Terrell Holmes, All About Jazz - purchase |
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Live! at Maybeck 2001 - BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, solo piano, recorded live in concert at Maybeck in Berkeley, CA in 2001; a total artistic and aesthetic success. Contains Rahsaan's Black Diamond and Jessica's Kayla - purchase |
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Dedicated to You - A BESTSELLER. "If you want to hear blazing speed and awesome time, here it is! Another incredible album by Jessica Williams" - Pat Hawes, Jazz Journal International. Jessica Williams, solo piano, mixed program of standards and originals - purchase |
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It's Jessica's Time - BESTSELLER. Jessica Williams, solo piano recorded live in concert in Seattle WA at Jazz Alley. "Jessica Williams is one of the more versatile and astonishing pianists out there! Four and a half stars for It's Jessica's Time!" - George Fendel - JazzScene - purchase |
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Jazz Impressions of Spain - BEAUTIFUL, PASSIONATE. Jessica Williams, pianist, composer, all instruments. Including the 18-minute solo piano Concerto and Meditations, composed while in Santander, Spain. Written and recorded right after a tour of mysterious Espana - purchase |
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Fantasias and Adagios - BRAND NEW MUSIC. Fantasias and Adagios: Extemporaneous Solo Inventions for the Pianoforte. Jessica Williams, composer, 7-foot Knabe Concert Grand Piano. Classical Music, not jazz. "For me this is a form of prayer and meditation in which I humbly seek to pass beyond mental images and concepts, and enter into a direct experience of the divine." - Artist comment. Dedicated to Glenn Gould - purchase |
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Millennial Meditations - A MUSICAL VISION FOR OUR TIMES. Jessica Williams, solo piano, composer, and trio; contains Jessica's Nightwatch, the music used for the HBO special The Comedian about the life of Jerry Seinfeld, plus the original version of The Judge - purchase |
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Virtual Miles Volume One - AWESOME and still a buyer's favorite. Jessica Williams pays tribute to Miles Davis; amazing, powerful, all original music. You have NEVER HEARD ANYTHING quite like this, and it will leave you spellbound! - purchase |
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Virtual Miles Volume Two - NEW MUSIC. Uncategorizable, groove-oriented jazz with a hypnotic beat and experimental bent. Jessica Williams pays tribute to Miles Davis again; new technologies, new Music, totally original and hot off the CD burners. All Jessica Williams compositions, with acoustic piano thoughout - purchase |
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Without Walls - A FAVORITE. Jessica Williams, pianist, composer, all instruments. Contains the beautiful and haunting Poem in G Minor, a mesmerizing ode to Miles Davis, Slant, and a winning version of one of Jessica's most requested tunes, Heather. Not for diehard traditionalists, this is Music with one foot in the future - purchase |
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The Gift - TRADITION MEETS TOMORROW. Jessica Williams, trio, solo; When Your Lover Has Gone, Paul's Pal, I'll be Seeing you, All Blues, many more. From Jessica's personal favorites collection (some synthesizers and sampled sounds used, so purists, be warned) - purchase |
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Song for Yusef - AMAZING AND ORIGINAL. Piano, flutes, bass and drums, and just generally lots of fun! All original music, dedicated to one of the world's unsung jazz heroes and consummate giants, Yusef Lateef. Jessica plays piano, wooden flutes, and drums too on this one - purchase |
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