2001
Live at Bernie’s

1. Satin Doll 7:24
2. Waltz for Debby 5:31
3. Ireland 5:49
4. Amusing Paramours 5:44
5. Sharon 5:30
6. Jean 5:19
7. Excursions 8:21
8. Like a Dream 5:09
9. The Way You Look Tonight 8:38
10. Imagine 3:26

Bill Cunliffe: piano
Darek Oleszkiewicz: bass
Joe La Barbara: drums

Joe Harley: producer, Michael C. Ross: recording engineer, Mike Aarvold: engineer, Bernie Grundman: mastering, Ying Tan: executive producer, Sebastian Koh: executive producer

Groove Note Records is proud to announce the release of their very first Direct To Disc* project: The Bill Cunliffe Trio/Live At Bernie's featuring Joe La Barbera (drums) and Darek Oles (bass). The album was produced by the A-list audiophile recording team of producer Joe Harley (Audioquest, Enja, Analogue Productions, ECM, Telarc) and Mike Ross (engineer).

Bill Cunliffe is a leading West Coast jazz pianist with several albums to his credit His background includes stints in the Buddy Rich Band and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and he has recorded for several labels including Concord Jazz, Naxos and Discovery. Cunliffe has also toured with Frank Sinatra (twice) and most recently with Natalie Cole. The new Groove Note album features Bill's current working trio, a unit that plays together regularly in the Los Angeles area. The program is mostly jazz standards with several ballads.

This session was recorded at the mastering studios of Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood using a DSD mastering machine and recorded live to 2-track! As a result, the transfer to Gold CD is amazing in sonic quality and accuracy.