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Near the end of a program comprised almost entirely of Maestro originals, exploring a range of temperaments, the quartet offers its own take on Duke Ellington's \"\u003cem\u003eIn A Sentimental Mood\u003c\/em\u003e\", while Shai's tune \"\u003cem\u003eHank and Charlie\u003c\/em\u003e\" pays tribute to the musical empathy shared by the late Hank Jones and Charlie Haden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Human'\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded at Studios la Buissonne in the South of France in February 2020, and produced by Manfred Eicher.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50464346210635,"sku":"1115905","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50464349389131,"sku":"1111725","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2c2dfba4-e0ca-4c59-a23e-66b5449e9faa_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727273184"},{"product_id":"the-dream-thief","title":"The Dream Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first ECM leader date for Shai Maestro (following his label debut with Theo Bleckmann on Elegy) features the gifted pianist fronting his superlative trio with fellow Israeli Ofri Nehemya on drums and Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder, and also playing alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA solo interpretation of Matti Caspi's \"My Second Childhood\" opens the curtain on a programme of characteristically thoughtful Maestro originals, each one with a story to tell. \"Hearing the Shai Maestro Trio is like awakening to a new world\", All About Jazz has suggested. \"Expressions of joy, introspective thoughts and heightened intensity all come to the fore.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaestro's differentiated touch is special; he can convey a range of fleeting emotions in a single phrase. A deconstruction of \"These Foolish Things\", the album's sole standard, serves as a prelude to \"What Else Needs To Happen\", a sombre meditation on inner city violence and its aftermath. The Dream Thief was recorded at Lugano's Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in April 2018 and produced by Manfred Eicher. 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It’s my most ambitious project to date, sonically and compositionally. It involves so many incredibly talented people: some are in the front, playing music together with me, offering their insight, time, effort, and love, and some incredibly talented and hardworking people are behind the scenes, facilitating, allowing, and inspiring me to keep pushing forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Guesthouse features Portuguese singer MARO alongside Immanuel Wilkins and Michael Mayo. 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