MARTIAL SOLAL - JUST FRIENDS - YELLOW - RECORD

Expected: 5/29/26

Just Friends is a 1998 jazz album by French pianist Martial Solal, featuring bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Paul Motian. The trio is highly regarded for it's blend of high-energy, straight-ahead swing and avant-garde improvisational complexity.

The album features a mix of jazz standards and original compositions by Solal. Critics have noted the trio's remarkable technical facility, harmonic imagination, and ability to navigate both aggressive, complex avant-garde passages and traditional swing.

Tracks:

1 Just Friends
2 Coming Yesterday
3 Willow Weep for Me
4 You Stepped Out of a Dream
5 Hommage a Frédéric Chopin
6 Sapristi
7 Summertime
8 Sacrebleu
9 I'm Getting Sentimental Over

Label: LMLR