Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap Elemental 180g LP

Two of the most highly respected figures in the world of jazz — Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap — document their critically acclaimed, sold out live concerts on their first and ONLY album, Elemental. Created because of the relentless demands of their massive fan base, Bridgewater and Charlap curate a repertoire that only they can present: at once exploring the deep understanding of jazz tradition alongside impeccable phrasing and a once-in-a-generation dynamic range, bringing a level of sophistication that is sure to be documented in the books of history.

What binds them together is a love of well-crafted songs and a fierce commitment to authentic performance.

[Bridgewater] has a technique and musicality that bests most performers of her generation.

Charlap is masterful. HIs stylistic range encompasses rollicking stride piano, bebop virtuosity and harmonically opulent modernism.

There's a sense on Elemental that Bridgewater and Charlap can move a song in any direction and that anything can happen at any given moment - like two jazz gods playing in the clouds and casting musical rainbows in their wake.