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10 tracks | 60 minutes
Released Apr 2007
on Rue De La Harpe
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Jazz fusion with Fender Rhodes, bass, and drums. This CD features Mitch Forman and Ed Czach on Keys, Tom Kennedy, Dave Enos and others on Bass, Doug Webb and Roman Dudok on Sax.
Bio / Background
Since its May 1st release, Just Play can be heard on a growing number of both terrestrial and internet radio stations across the globe.
"Tight, yet fluent stick work, and a yen for selecting great tunes and accompanists. This just about sums up drummer Craig Pilo on his latest CD effort, Just Play. Moving well beyond tired arrangements and re-treaded licks, Pilo covers a few classic standards such as Autumn Leaves, All Blues and Teen Town, giving them novel readings. Craig’s pen is also in the spotlight on well-written pieces such as Early Cynical Mystery. His mastery of sundry styles and meters shines through and there’s chemistry galore with the likes of featured keyboardist, the stellar Mitchel Forman, as well as saxophonist Roman Dudak."
- John Stevenson EJazz News
"A highly dynamic jazz fusion atmosphere filled with positive energy. "Just Play" showcases the work of an experimented musician whose bold personality is evident throughout the album.
↓ more ↓There are many wonderful sequences of vigorous, colorful jamming not to mention the excellent bass and organ grooves that make the music float around. Among the highlights "Early Cynical Mystery" one of the originals, brings a breeze from the "Return to Forever" years and Coltrane's "Miles Mode" here cleverly arranged by Craig Pilo. An entertaining album of great clarity and power for fusion enthusiasts."
– Jazz World Quest.
"I’m betting you’ll be happy with the playing Craig and the band lay down on this disc. Simply outstanding jazz, crisply recorded from a lengthy all-star cast. Appearing on the tracks I’m playing are Mitchel Forman and Ed Czach with some truly blistering Fender Rhodes work, Burt Samolis, Keith Hubacher, Jim King, Tom Kennedy and David Enos each on some equally blistering bass lines, Roman Dudok on sax, with Pilo keeping the rhythm locked and loaded and filled with particularly tasty cymbal work."
- FusionGroovin
"Drummer Craig Pilo is kept busy via his concert tours with pop and rock icons Frankie Valli and Edgar Winter. Yet this jazz-fusion studio date signifies an insightful glimpse into his enviable chops and overall musicality. With an attractive blend of originals, jazz standards, and pieces by Trane and Freddie Hubbard, the drummer generates pop, zip and fluid movement throughout. Featuring veteran session artists such as keyboardist Mitchel Forman, bassist Tom Kennedy and others, the various lineups convey a tightly-organized and thoroughly, in-the-pocket chemistry.
Constructed upon largely, melodic pieces and groove-oriented rhythmic maneuvers, Forman’s Fender Rhodes piano work serves as the axis on several tracks. They execute a mid-tempo, Latin-jazz spin on “Autumn Leaves,” while projecting a contempo jazz outlook with saxophonist Roman Dudok’s appearance on various works. On Hubbard’s modern jazz classic “Red Clay,” the saxophonist judiciously improvises within the primary melody, firmed-up by Pilo’s solid and throttling backbeats.
Kennedy renders a literal reading of Jaco Pastorius’ “Teen Town,” as the trio’s interpretation of “Softly As In A Morning Sunrise, surfaces as a dreamy ballad, spiced-up with a distinct edge. No frills or revelations here! It’s more about a consortium of top-caliber musicians infusing their broad music vernaculars into a potpourri of jazz-tinged works that intimate a jubilant state-of-affairs. Everything seems to click rather naturally here."
– Glenn Astarita EJazz News
"For all my Jazz lovers out there on the Internet, Craig Pilo is just what the doctor ordered. Craig, who is originally from Connecticut, is a graduate of the University of North Texas College of Music in 1995 with his Bachelors Degree in Music. One of his biggest accomplishments earlier on his career was when he tour in 1997 with famed trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. A part of Craig's success, according to Craig, has been contributed to some of his earlier private teachers. Between the times around 1998-2002, Craig continued to work passionately perfecting his craft. By the time 2002 rolled around, he landed a regular gig playing alone side with the legendary Pat Boone. More recently, Craig joined Frankie Valli on his touring band. Now comes 2007 and Craig Pilo is ready to show the music industry just what he is made of. I promise you this folks—when you listen to Craig's music—you will NOT be disappointed. Good stuff. Check out this fun interview that Craig took the time to do for the magazine recently."
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