Parallel / Various Parallel / Various CD

Jean Michel Pilc had already planned on coming to Europe for concerts and master classes, and so a studio recording was arranged in the Netherlands. The result of both recordings is "Parallel": a double album with two solo piano recordings, conceived in a completely new form, on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The album is a fascinating and exciting journey into Jean-Michel's realm of composed and improvised music that makes one want to listen to it over and over again. Jean-Michel writes: "Most people believe that growing up and aging goes hand in hand with gaining knowledge and wisdom. It may be comforting to think that life teaches you things and there is often something true about it. However, for me there is a parallel, deeper reality at work. The more I know, the more I have to unlearn. The music of this album- created in the last years, in two very different sessions with the invisible ink of improvisation- deals with this mysterious and constantly growing part of the unknown: create, forget, and recreate."

1. Idea Please - One 2. Minor Issue 3. Footprints 4. Shooting Star 5. Idea Please - Two 6. Days of Wine and Roses / Someday My Prince Will Come 7. Enescu 8. Idea Please - Three 9. JPJ 10. Iwp Blues 11. Idea Please - Four 12. Liza 13. Homecoming 14. Idea Please - Five 15. Your Lullaby 16. Words 17. Idea Please - Six 18. The Girl from Ipanema 19. Three for Two 20. Idea Please - Seven 21. My Beautiful Flower Is Pink 22. Idea Please - Eight 23. Mr. R.B 24. Cells Part 1 25. Parallel 26. Like Someone in Love 27. Cells Part II