Each of Ted's ten albums is featured below, with selected sound clips.
You can also view a selected discography of his recording credits.
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with George Mraz - bass, Lewis Nash - drums
"Rosenthal, a reliably elegant and expressive pianist, is joined by the always lyrical bassist George Mraz and
first-call drummer Lewis Nash. Their approach to these classics is both respectful and creative. All told, this is a
beautiful, tasteful, thoroughly engaging session—it's essential for fans of the show, and highly recommended for those
who enjoy jazz trio playing at its best."-- Dr. Judith Schlesinger, All About Jazz.com
- My Lord and Master
- Shall We Dance
- I Have Dreamed
- I Whistle a Happy Tune
- We Kiss in a Shadow
- Getting to Know You
- Something Wonderful
- March of the Siamese Children
- Hello, Young Lovers
All songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Venus Records
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“Rosenthal and Brookmeyer’s One Night in Vermont is a stunning album complete with all of jazz’ beloved nuances.”
–- Celeste Sunderland, All About Jazz
“Brookmeyer and Rosenthal spread mood, melody and warmth throughout… one of the best jazz albums of the year (2004).”
-– Owen Cordle, Raleigh News and Observer
"Brookmeyer is in top latter-day form
and Rosenthal -- an ideal partner harmonically and rhythmically -- is a very
tasty, inventive soloist. One of the most human recordings I've heard in a long
time - there are two souls up there, talking and singing."
-- Larry Kart
- Night and Day..(Cole Porter)
- Embraceable You..(Gershwin)
- Yesterdays . . (Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach)
- Darn That Dream..(Jimmy van Heusen/Eddie Delange)
- How Deep is the Ocean . . (Irving Berlin)
- What's New . . (Bob Haggart/Johnny Burke)
- All the Things You Are . . (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II)
Available from Planet Arts Recordings
"The writing and playing exude a confidence that guarantees he can execute any lick he
writes or hears-and it will swing. Rosenthal's poise rubs off on his four
colleagues: Dick Oatts, alto and soprano sax; Brian Lynch, trumpet; Johannes
Weidenm?ller, bass; John Riley, drums. "True Blue" boasts an expanded trill figure that
descends like water swirling down a sink with superb laid-back control.
Rosenthal's title tune is a contemplative melody for piano and soprano sax,
heightened by Rosenthal's obbligato weaving throughout Oatts' pensive statement. "Bar
Hopping" begins like a film running fast-forward until it finds a
comfortable, way-up groove. The whole album is like this: high-powered soloing, excellent
charts. There's even room for humor: the spirals of "True Blue" are reprised
and "Monk's Dream" is envisioned in 7/8-even the stride coda." --Harvey Siders, Jazz Times, Feb. 2004
- True Blue . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Bar Hopping . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- While We're Young ..(A. Wilder)
- Bambi . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Royal Horse . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Expressions . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Gone With the Wind . . (Magidson/Wrubel)
- Come Rain or Shine . . (Harold Arlen)
- Monk's Dream . . (Thelonius Monk)
- True Blue . . (Ted Rosenthal)
Available from Jazz Impuls Recordings
Ted Rosenthal, Solo Piano
The 3 B's, on Playscape Recordings, is Ted's latest release. Ted masterfully
plays the works of Bud Powell, Bill Evans and Beethoven weaving in and out of musical styles and genres.
"The liner notes Bill Evans wrote for his 1963 recording Conversations With Myself, perhaps imply that a solo piano effort
can be a very private musical communication with a listener. This is very true with the newest CD released by Ted Rosenthal
entitled The 3 B's. Rosenthal demonstrates his abilities to be more than capably conversant in the jazz dialect and
specifically in the language of Bill Evans, Beethoven, and Bud Powell. While listening to this CD, one has the impression
that Rosenthal is talking directly to the listener about the music he is performing and something about his impressions of
Beethoven, Bill, and Bud... Rosenthal's level of technique and musicianship is top notch and brings new and refreshing
interpretations of jazz standards. Perhaps the most thought provoking part of The 3 B's however, is Rosenthal bringing to
light speculation of what Beethoven might have sounded like had jazz existed in 18th/19th century Europe. Perhaps more
likely and realistically, Rosenthal is merely demonstrating that Beethoven's music is truly timeless and travels well
wherever and whenever it goes...The recording quality of The 3 B's is excellent with clarity and crisp, clean sound.
This is a recording of very high merit and is a highly recommended addition to any jazz CD collection."
--Craig W. Hurst, JazzReview.com
- I Loves You Porgy . . (Gershwin-Heyward-Gershwin)
- Tempus Fugit . . (Bud Powell)
- Improvisation on Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, 2nd Movement ..(arr. © Ted Rosenthal)
- Turn Out The Stars . . (Bill Evans/Gene Lees)
- Wail . . (Bud Powell)
- I'll Keep Loving You . . (Bud Powell)
- Improvisation on Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, 3rd Movement . . (arr. © Ted Rosenthal)
- Waltz For Debby . . (Bill Evans/Gene Lees)
- Celia . . (Bud Powell)
- Parisian Thoroughfare . . (Bud Powell)
- Improvisation on Beethoven's Sonata Op. 109, 3rd Movement . . (arr. © Ted Rosenthal)
- Tea For Two . . (Caesar/Youmans)
Playscape Recordings
The Ted Rosenthal Trio
ThreePlay, on Playscape Recordings, features Dennis Irwin on bass and Matt Wilson
on drums. This highly interactive yet swinging trio present a varied program of Rosenthal originals as well as his personal
treatments (derangements) of "A Sleepin' Bee", "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" and "Let's Cool One". The focus on Rosenthal's
original compositions adds special interest to the CD. His lyrical moods show through on "Madeiran Nights" and "Forever
Young" while influences of Monk and Tristano reveal themselves on the quirky "Eye On Monk" and the highly charged "Back Up".
The rich variety of material performed with swinging abandon and sensitive lyricism gives ThreePlay an unusually wide
scope.
- A Sleepin' Bee . . (Harold Arlen/Truman Capote)
- Eye On Monk . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Madeiran Nights..(Ted Rosenthal)
- Let's Cool One . . (Thelonious Monk)
- Forever Young . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- New Theme . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Let's Call The Whole Thing Off . . (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)
- Sisters. . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Back Up. . (Ted Rosenthal)
Playscape Recordings
The Ted Rosenthal Trio
Ted leads a stellar trio on Rosenthology, (CCD-4702) from the Concord Jazz label. The intuitive, interactive
playing from the members of his trio -- Mike Formanek on bass and Billy Drummond on drums -- produce a fascinating
program of standards, jazz classics and original material. The standards undergo what Ted refers to as "deranging,"
which is basicallly taking a tune, dismantlying it, reharmonizing parts, and presenting it in a new way while maintaining
its soul. A genius of reharmonization, Ted transforms familiar standards like "Love Walked In" and "Strike Up The Band" into
wholly original works. This adventurous spirit is evident throughout the disc. Rosenthal's dazzling technique and creative
imagination make Rosenthology worth studying.
- Love Walked In . . (George Gershwin)
- Snowscape . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Slippin' and Slidin' . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Will You Still Be Mine? . . (Matt Dennis)
- Wow . . (Lennie Tristano)
- Strike Up The Band . . (George Gershwin)
- Primrose Path . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- All The Things You Are . . (Jerome Kern)
- The Scene Is Clean (Tadd Dameron)
- The Gig (Herbie Nichols)
- Someone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin)
- Over The Bars (James P. Johnson)
Concord Records
Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume 38
There's no better setting in which to hear a pianist than solo at Maybeck Recital Hall. With a fantastically eclectic repertoire (from James P. Johnson to J.S. Bach), virtuoso technique and fertile imagination, Ted's first solo outing, Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Thirty-Eight (CCD-4648), illustrates that there is seemingly nothing that he can't do when seated at the piano.
"Rosenthal musters considerable flair, power and beauty... scores big with two-handed artfulness, ideas galore and abundant technique."
-- Nancy Ann Lee,
Jazz Times
"One of the best (Maybeck's) I've heard. A pianist of rare insight and personality. I am particularly taken with his lovingly historical grasp of jazz piano's panoply. A super CD."
-- Richard Palmer,
Jazz Journal
- It's All Right With Me . . (Cole Porter)
- Long Ago And Far Away . . (Jerome Kern-Ira Gershwin)
- Lennie's Pennies . . (Lennie Tristano)
- Better You Than Me . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- You're A Joy . . (Tad Dameron)
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring . . (J.S. Bach)
- Drop Me A line . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- 117th Street . . (Herbie Nichols)
- Gone With The Wind . . (Herbert Magidson-Allie Wrubel)
- Hallucinations . . (Bud Powell)
- You've Got To Be Modernistic . . (James P. Johnson)
Concord Records
Ted's Images of Monk debut CD on Concord's Jazz Alliance label features him as arranger, composer and performer.
Ted's suite of Monk's music showcases his highly original treatments of Monk compositions arranged for a sextet featuring
Brian Lynch, Dick Oatts, Mark Feldman, Scott Colley and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.
"Rosenthal sutures colorful swatches of Monk into an evocative and seamless suite... (he) establishes himself as one of
jazzdom's most accomplished pianists and arrangers/composers. (One of my) top ten jazz CD picks for 1993."
-- Chuck Berg, Jazz Times
"(Images of Monk) has a remarkable freshness... For anyone wanting a new and interesting persepctive on Monk,
a perspective with creativity and wit, this is it... Monk would have been proud..."
-- Ian Martin, The Jazz Report
- Brilliant Corners-Opening . . (Monk)
- I Mean You . . (Monk)
- Ruby My Dear . . (Monk)
- Brilliant Corners-Interlude No. 1 . . (Monk)
- Blues Medley (Misterioso/Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are/Five Spot Blues/Straight No Chaser/Blue Monk) . . (Monk)
- Let's Call This . . (Monk)
- Trinkle, Tinkle . . (Monk)
- Panonica . . (Monk)
- Brilliant Corners-Interlude No. 2 . . (Monk)
- A Reasonable Doubt . . (Rosenthal)
- R and R? . . (Rosenthal-Monk)
- Brilliant Corners-Epilogue . . (Monk)
Currently out of print
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Ted's debut CD, New Tunes, New Traditions, released in 1990, features Ron Carter, Billy Higgins and Tom Harrell.
The CD, which includes five Monk compositions and showcases Ted's talents as a composer and arranger with five original
compositions, was received with wide critical acclaim.
"The music comes over refreshingly well-paced, professionally turned, and good-humoredly flash-free." -- Fred Bouchard, JazzTimes
- San Francisco Holiday (Worry Later) . . (Thelonious Monk)
- N.T.N.T. . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Roll Down, Roll On . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Valse Desesperee . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Rhythm-A-Ning . . (Thelonious Monk)
- 'Round Midnight . . (Monk/Williams/Hanighan)
- Let's Call This . . (Thelonious Monk)
- Hackensack . . (Thelonious Monk)
- New light . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Straight Beyond . . (Ted Rosenthal)
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Ted's second CD, Calling You, includes Eddie Gomez, Dave Weckl, Donald Harrison, Kevin Eubanks and Bobby
Hutcherson.
"Creativity and inspired soloing make this CD a winner."
-- Alex Henderson, L.A. JazzScene
- Calling You . . (Bob Telson)
- Sea Song . . (Jim Pugh)
- Groove Control . . (Ted Rosenthal)
- Para los Papines . . (Orlando Lopez)
- La Soiree dans Grenade (Estampes, No. 2) . . (Claude Debussy)
- Bijou . . (Ralph Burns)
- Model A . . (Ted Rosenthal)
CTI
To order CDs:
- The King and I, One Night in Vermont, The 3 B's, ThreePlay, Rosenthology, Live At Maybeck Hall, and
New Tunes New Traditions, can be ordered by sending a check or money order for $20 each, $25 for foreign orders,
(includes shipping) to:
Ted Rosenthal
504 West 111th Street, #36
New York, NY 10025
© Ted Rosenthal 1999 - 2007
