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Michel Petrucciani fue un pianista de jazz francés. Nació en Orange (Francia), el 28 de diciembre de 1962 y falleció en Nueva York el 6 de enero de 1999.

Aquejado de osteogénesis imperfecta, superó su discapacidad hasta convertirse en un artista de talento y renombre internacional, entre los mejores pianistas de jazz del mundo.

Su padre, Antoine Tony Petrucciani, guitarrista de jazz, fue su profesor de música (le enseñó a tocar el piano) y posteriormente colaboró en varios de sus discos. Sus dos hermanos también son músicos (alumnos de Tony): Louis es contrabajista y Philippe, guitarrista.

La manera de tocar de M. Petrucciani se caracterizaba por el ritmo, el sonido que imprime al piano, y una excepcional independencia polirrítmica de las manos derecha e izquierda. También compositor, tenía preferencia por la música brasileña, siempre presente en sus discos.

Reposa en el cementerio del Père Lachaise (en París). Desde julio del 2003, existe en París una plaza Michel-Petrucciani.

Discografía:

• Flash (1980)

1. Flash
2. In your own sweet way
3. English blues
4. Here's that rainy day
5. Giant steps
6. Ballade
7. Vaucluse blues

• Michel Petrucciani (1981)

1. Hommage à Enelram Atsenig
2. Days of wine and roses
3. Christmas dreams
4. Juste un moment
5. Gattito
6. Cherokee

• Estate (1982)

1. Pasolini
2. Very early
3. Estate
4. Maybe yes
5. I just say hello
6. Tone poem
7. Samba des prophètes

• Toot sweet (1982)

1. I hear a rhapsody
2. To Erlinda
3. Round about midnight
4. Lover man
5. Ode
6. Lovelee

• Oracle’s destiny (1982)

1. Oracle’s destiny
2. Big sur-big on
3. Amalgame
4. It's what I am doing when I miss you
5. Mike Pee

• 100 hearts (1983)

1. Turn around
2. Three forgotten magic words
3. Silence
4. St
5. Pot pourri
6. 100 hearts

• Note’n notes (solo, 1984)

1. The round boy's dance
2. Prelude to a kiss
3. Eugenia
4. My funny Valentine

• Darn that dream (1985)

1. Just friends
2. You don't know what love is
3. Corcovado
4. Lover man
5. Darn that dream
6. Straight no chaser

• Cold blues (1985)

1. Beautiful but why
2. Autumn leaves
3. Something like this
4. There will never be another you
5. I just say hello
6. Cold blues

• Pianism (1985)

1. The prayer
2. Our tune
3. Face's face
4. Night and day
5. Here's that rainy day
6. Regina

• Michel plays Petrucciani (1987)

1. She did it again
2. One for us
3. Sahara
4. 13th
5. Mr K.
6. One night at Ken and Jessica's
7. It's a dance
8. La Champagne
9. Brazillian suite

• Music (1989)

1. Looking up
2. Memories of Paris
3. My bebop tune
4. Brazilian suite no. 1
5. Bite
6. Lullaby
7. O nana oye
8. Play me
9. Happy birthday mr
10. Thinking of Wayne

• Date with time (solo) (1991, grabado en 1981

1. Santa Barbara
2. Afro blues
3. Round about midnight
4. Menphis green
5. Mike Pee
6. Bumpin' on the sunset

• Playground (1991)

1. September second
2. Home
3. P'tit Louis
4. Miles davis' licks
5. Rachid
6. Brazilian suite #3
7. Play school
8. Contradictions
9. Laws of physics
10. Piango, pay the man
11. Like that

• Promenade with Duke (solo) (1993)

1. Caravan
2. Lush life
3. Take the A train
4. African flower
5. In a sentimental mood
6. Hidden joy
7. One night in the hotel
8. Satin doll
9. C-jam blues

• Marvellous (1994)

1. Manhattan
2. Charlie brown
3. Even mice dance
4. Why
5. Hidden joy
6. Shooting stars
7. You are my waltz
8. Dumb breaks
9. 92's last
10. Besame mucho

• Flamingo (1995, con Stéphane Grappelli, publicado en 1996)

1. These foolish things
2. Little peace in C for U
3. Flamingo
4. Sweet Georgia Brown
5. I can't get started
6. I got rhythm
7. I love New York in june
8. Misty
9. I remember April
10. Lover man
11. There will never be another you
12. Valse du passé

• Both worlds (1997)

1. 35 seconds of music and more
2. Brazilian like
3. Training
4. Colors
5. Petite Louise
6. Chloé meets Gershwin
7. Chimes
8. Guadeloupe
9. On top of the roof

• Conversation with Michel (2000, con Bob Malach, grabado entre 1988 y 1989)

1. My bebop tune, prise 1
2. My bepop tune, prise 2
3. My bepop tune, prise 3
4. Conversation with Michel, 1ère partie
5. For all time's sake
6. Contradictions
7. Theme for Ernie
8. You must believe in spring
9. Conversation with Michel, 2ème partie

Discos en vivo:

• Live at the Village Vanguard (1984)

1. Nardis
2. Oleo
3. Big sur, big on
4. To Erlinda
5. Say it again and again
6. Trouble
7. Three forgotten magic words
8. Round about midnight

• Power of three (1986)

1. Limbo
2. Careful
3. Morning blues
4. Waltz new
5. Beautiful love
6. In a sentimental mood
7. Bimini

• Live (1994, grabado en 1991)

1. Black magic
2. Miles Davis licks
3. Contradictions
4. Bite
5. Rachid
6. Looking up
7. Thank you note
8. Estate

• Conférence de presse (con Eddy Louiss) (1994)

1. Les grelots
2. Jean-Philippe Herbien
3. All the things you are
4. I wrote you a song
5. So what
6. These foolish things
7. Amesha
8. Simply bop

• Conférence de presse, vol. 2 (1995, con Eddy Louiss, grabado en 1994)

1. Autumn leaves
2. Hub art
3. Caravan
4. Naissance
5. Rachid
6. Caraïbes
7. Au p'tit jour
8. Summertime

• Au théâtre des Champs-Elysées (1995, grabado en 1994)
  • CD 1
    1. Medley of my favourite songs
    2. Night sun in Blois
    3. Radio dial - These foolish things
  • CD 2
    1. I mean you - Round about midnight
    2. Even nice dance - Caravan
    3. Love letter
    4. Besame mucho

• Solo live (1998, grabado en 1997)

1. Looking up
2. Bésame mucho
3. Rachid
4. Chloé meets Gershwin
5. Home
6. Brazilian like
7. Little piece in C for U
8. Romantic but not blue
9. Trilogy in Blois
10. Caravan
11. She did it again - Take the A train

• Concerts inédits (1999, grabado entre 1993 y 1994)
  • CD 1 (en solo)
    1. Autumn leaves
    2. In a sentimental mood
    3. Take the A train
    4. Besame mucho
    5. Hidden joy
    6. Caravan
    7. Around midnight
  • CD 2 (duos)
    1. All the things you are
    2. I can't get started
    3. Oleo
    4. All blues
    5. Beautiful love
    6. Someday my prince will come
    7. Billie's bounce
    8. Blues in the closet
    9. My funny Valentine
  • CD 3 (trios)
    1. Manhattan
    2. Charlie Brown
    3. On Green Dolphin Street
    4. Les grelots
    5. All the things you are
    6. Why?
    7. Tutu
    8. Dumb breaks

• Trio in Tokyo (1999, grabado en 1997)

1. Training
2. September second
3. Home
4. Little peace in C for U
5. Love letter
6. Cantabile
7. Colors
8. So what

• Conversation (con su padre, el guitarrista de jazz Tony Petrucciani; 2001, grabado en 1992)

1. Summertime
2. Sometime ago
3. All the things you are
4. My funny Valentine
5. Nuages
6. Nardis
7. Michel's blues
8. Someday my prince will come
9. Billie's bounce
10. Satin doll

• Dreyfus night (2003, grabado en 1994)

1. Tutu
2. The king is gone
3. Looking up

• Piano solo - The complete live in Germany (2007, grabado en 1997)
  • CD 1
    1. Colors
    2. Training
    3. Hidden joy
    4. Les grelots
    5. Guadeloupe
    6. Love letter
    7. Little peace in C for U
    8. Michel Petrucciani speech
    9. J'aurais tellement voulu
    10. Rachid
    11. Chloé meets Gershwin
    12. Home
    13. Brazilian like
  • CD 2
    1. Romantic but not blue
    2. Trilogy in Blois (Morning Sun in Blois / Noon Sun in Blois / Night Sun in Blois)
    3. Caravan
    4. Looking up
    5. Besame mucho
    6. She did it again
    7. Take the A train