Mirror (Jacky Terrasson album)

2007 studio album by Jacky Terrasson

Mirror

Studio album by

Jacky Terrasson

Released| August 28, 2007
Recorded| 12–13 December 2006
Studio| Legacy Studios, NYC
Genre| Jazz
Length| 50:17
Label| Blue Note
Producer| Jacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson chronology
| Into the Blue
(2003)  | Mirror
(2007)  | Push
(2010)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
All About Jazz| [2]
CMJ New Music Monthly| 🤘[3]
PopMatters| 6/10[4]
Tom Hull| B[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [6]

Mirror is a studio album by French jazz pianist and composer Jacky Terrasson.[7] Blue Note released the album on August 28, 2007. The album is a collection of his solo tracks: seven jazz standards and five originals.[3]

## Reception

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Thomas Conrad of JazzTimes stated, "It is easy to hear why Jacky Terrasson is often cited as an influence and inspiration by other young pianists. Track by track on Mirror, he postulates problems for himself, solves them brilliantly, and demonstrates what is pianistically possible if you have chops of doom."[8] Ken Dryden of AllMusic observed, "Mirror provides a rare opportunity to enjoy Terrasson in a solo piano setting. He recasts the old favorite from the Duke Ellington songbook by mixing a different vamp, adding an ominous tremolo and even taking breaks to tap on the piano's wood surface, while never losing his focus on its theme and delivering a fresh, exciting interpretation."[1]

All About Jazz review by Doug Collette commented, "Mirror is a thing of beauty. Terrasson has proven himself a courageously proficient jazz musician on his previous recordings, but this new project is a step above what he's done before. Many solo piano albums tend to be either too stark or too directionless, but Terrasson's is purposeful and deep with passion. There's a sense of spontaneity that comes and goes within his playing that contrasts beautifully with a more formal approach..."[2] Will Layman of PopMatters added, "What Jacky Terrasson has always had is a delicate, striking touch at the piano and a gift for non-clichéd melodic invention. Playing solo, his spark is obvious on certain songs. But a solo set also opens Terrasson to proper critique. His ideas too often have a perversity about them."[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Caravan"| Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol| 6:29
2.| "Juvenile"| Terrasson| 6:33
3.| "Just a Gigolo"| Irving Caesar, Julius Brammer, Leonello Casucci| 3:17
4.| "You've Got a Friend"| Carole King| 6:36
5.| "Little Red Ribbon"| Terrasson| 3:46
6.| "Tragic Mulotto Blues"| Terrasson| 3:07
7.| "America the Beautiful"| Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel Ward| 3:18
8.| "Bluesette"| Norman Gimbel, Toots Thielemans| 3:44
9.| "Cherokee"| Ray Noble| 3:26
10.| "Everything Happens to Me"| Matt Dennis, Tom Adair| 6:35
11.| "Mirror"| Terrasson| 3:31
12.| "Go Round"| Terrasson| 2:29
Total length:| 50:17

## Charts

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Chart performance for Mirror Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

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French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 106

## References

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1. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. "Mirror - Jacky Terrasson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. ^ a b Collette, Doug. "Jacky Terrasson: Mirror album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
3. ^ a b "Abridged Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc.: 59 August–September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
4. ^ a b Layman, Will (18 December 2007). "Jacky Terrasson: Mirror". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
5. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Jacky Terrasson". tomhull.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1390\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
7. ^ "August 2007 CD Reviews - Jazz and Beyond". Jazzwise. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
8. ^ Conrad, Thomas (1 November 2007). "Jacky Terrasson: Mirror". JazzTimes. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Jacky Terrasson – Mirror". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

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