Stone in the Water is an album by Italian pianist Stefano Bollani

Stefano Bollani

Stefano Bollani is an Italian jazz pianist from Milan.He made his professional debut at fifteen and received his diploma in piano from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in Florence. He performs classical music, smooth jazz, avant-garde jazz, Brazilian jazz, and pop rock...

 recorded in 2008 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "the music you hear Bollani and his trio creating is pure and serene, far removed from a traditional jazz trio, and approaching new era – not new age – craftsmanship".

Track listing

All compositions by Stefano Bollani except as indicated

1. "Dom de Iludir" (Caetano Veloso
   Caetano Veloso
   Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
   
   ) – 5:54
2. "Orvieto" (Jesper Bodilsen) – 8:01
3. "Edith" (Bodilsen) – 7:29
4. "Brigas Nunca Mais" (Vinicius De Moraes
   Vinicius de Moraes
   Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
   
   , Antonio Carlos Jobim
   Antônio Carlos Jobim
   Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
   
   ) – 6:27
5. "Il Cervello del Pavone" – 7:06
6. "Un Sasso Nello Stagno" – 5:52
7. "Improvisation 13 en la Mineur" (Francis Poulenc
   Francis Poulenc
   Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and a member of the French group Les six. He composed solo piano music, chamber music, oratorio, choral music, opera, ballet music, and orchestral music...
   
   ) – 6:18
8. "Asuda" – 8:13
9. "Joker in the Village" – 6:24

Personnel

• Stefano Bollani
  Stefano Bollani
  Stefano Bollani is an Italian jazz pianist from Milan.He made his professional debut at fifteen and received his diploma in piano from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in Florence. He performs classical music, smooth jazz, avant-garde jazz, Brazilian jazz, and pop rock...
  
   — piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Jesper Bodilsen — double bass
  Double bass
  The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
  
  
• Morten Lund
  Morten Lund
  Morten Lund, is an entrepreneur from Copenhagen, Denmark. Along with Soren Kenner, Lund is founder and managing partner of LundKenner, a venture capital firm focusing on technology ventures...
  
   — drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....