Solitaire (Uri Caine album)

Solitaire is a 2001 solo album by pianist Uri Caine. It was released on the Winter & Winter label.[1]

Solitaire
Studio album by Uri Caine
Released	2001
Recorded	November 22 & 23, 2000 Schloss Elmau, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:16
Label	Winter & Winter 910 075-2
Producer	Stefan Winter
Uri Caine chronology
Bedrock 3 (2001) Solitaire (2001) Rio (2001)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Tom Hull	B[4]

In his review for AllMusic, David R. Adler notes that "Solitaire, the first solo piano album by Uri Caine, is a tour de force… Here, with nothing but 88 keys to work with, he makes music as electrifying as anything in his catalog".[2] On All About Jazz C. Michael Bailey said "The music is a bit indescribable, as its depth and breath are immense. Suffice it to say that the recording is a bit like an Avant Guard [sic] Classical recital where the performer has a stream-of-consciousness conversation with the instrument and we, the audience, are eaves-dropping".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Uri Caine unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Say It in French" - 3:23
2. "As I Am" - 3:27
3. "Roll On" - 5:19
4. "Sonia Said" - 4:51
5. "Beartoes" - 4:53
6. "Inhaling You" - 4:09
7. "Hamsin" - 4:20
8. "Solitaire" - 5:22
9. "The Call" - 6:20
10. "Snort" - 3:52
11. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:15
12. "Twelve" - 3:53
13. "Blackbird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 6:03
14. "Anaconda" - 5:35
15. "Country Life" - 2:25

Personnel

• Uri Caine - piano

References

1. Uri Caine discography, accessed September 9, 2014
2. Adler, David R.. Uri Caine – Solitaire > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Uri Caine". Tom Hull. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. Bailey, C. Michael (2002-09-01). "Uri Caine: Solitaire". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2014-09-09.