Poinciana ~ Bill King Trio - Live Jazz

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The Bill King Trio is, Biil King - Steinway Accoustic Grand Piano, Roberto Occhipinti - Acoustic Bass
Terry Clarke - Drums.
"Poinciana" is a song by Nat Simon with English lyrics by Buddy Bernier and Spanish lyrics written in 1936 by Manuel Lliso. The song has been identified as a development of a Cuban folk song entitled "La Canción del Árbol", traditional with new lyrics added by Manuel Lliso in 1936, whose title translates as "the song of the tree", the royal poinciana being a favorite Caribbean flowering plant.
"Poinciana" has become a standard of Latin jazz: the theme song of pianist Ahmad Jamal - whose version, introduced on the 1958 album At the Pershing: But Not for Me, would be showcased on the soundtrack of the 1995 film The Bridges of Madison County.
Poinciana has also been recorded by Herb Jeffries, Frank Sinatra, George Shearing, Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond, Sonny Rollins, Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, Vic Damone, Keith Jarrett, Percy Faith, McCoy Tyner, Diane Schuur, Caterina Valente, Robert Goulet, The Four Freshmen, MFSB, The Manhattan Transfer, Steve Lawrence, Lew Tabackin, Gerry Mulligan with Chet Baker, Cal Tjader, Jerome Richardson, Shelly Manne, Billy Taylor, Booker Ervin, Aaron Goldberg, Gato Barbieri, Elizabeth Shepherd, Gary Burton, Lou Donaldson, Jeff Hamilton Trio and Vulfpeck. In 1978, disco duo Paradise Express recorded a version which made the top 20 on the disco charts. Paquito D'Rivera and Chano Domínguez also recorded the song.
Pianist-composer-publisher Bill King is a multi-talented individual whose recording and production credits include hundreds of releases spanning a 5-decade career. 3-time Juno Nominee (Canada's Grammy's)
Artists Bill King has worked with includes: Janis Joplin (Music Director and Keyboards), written for Chaka Khan, Linda Rondstadt, Martha Reeves, Pointer Sisters, Oscar Peterson, Sophie Milman, Pat Lababera and hundreds more. billkingpiano....
Recorded live in Toronto at the 'Jazz Bistro' on August 17, 2023.
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