Occasion: Connick on Piano, Volume 2

Occasion: Connick on Piano, Volume 2 is an instrumental album recorded in 2005, presenting Harry Connick Jr. on piano and Branford Marsalis on saxophone, playing their own jazz compositions.

Occasion
Studio album by
Harry Connick Jr.
ReleasedJune 14, 2005
RecordedMarch 4–6, 2005
StudioHayti Heritage Center, Durham, North Carolina
LabelMarsalis Music/Rounder
ProducerBranford Marsalis, Tracey Freeman
Harry Connick Jr. chronology
Only You
(2004)		 Occasion
(2005)		 Harry on Broadway, Act I
(2006)
Connick on Piano chronology
Other Hours
(2003)		 Occasion
(2005)		 Chanson du Vieux Carré
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]

It is presented as Volume 2 in the Connick on Piano series from Marsalis Music. (Volume 1 is Connick's quartet album Other Hours.)

Connick explains how it came to be a duo album: "When my drummer Arthur Latin hurt his shoulder, I decided to wait before recording another quartet album, and asked Branford if he would do something with me. What started as a project intended to mix solo piano and duo performances turned into an entire duo album."[3]

A DVD with Connick and Marsalis performing music live from this album, A Duo Occasion, was released in November 2005.

Track listing

All songs written by Harry Connick Jr. except where noted.

  1. "Brown World" – 4:40
  2. "Valentine's Day" – 5:14
  3. "Occasion" (Branford Marsalis) – 3:01
  4. "Spot" – 5:58
  5. "I Like Love More" – 5:05
  6. "All Things" – 5:58
  7. "Win" – 6:04
  8. "Virgoid" – 4:12
  9. "Remember The Tarpon" – 7:10
  10. "Lose" – 5:51
  11. "Steve Lacy" (Marsalis) – 3:16
  12. "Chanson Du Vieux Carre" – 2:17
  13. "Good To Be Home" – 6:25

Notes

  • "Chanson Du Vieux Carre", track #12, means "Song of the French Quarter". Chanson du Vieux Carré is also the name of the third album in the Connick on Piano series.
  • Track #5 "I Like Love More", #6 "All Things" and #13 "Good To Be Home" are compositions from Connick's Tony nominated score for the 2001 Broadway musical Thou Shalt Not.

Personnel

References
  1. Collar, Matt. Occasion: Connick on Piano, Volume 2 at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  2. Kelman, John (2005-07-22). "Harry Connick, Jr.: Occasion: Connick on Piano 2 album review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. "Occasion: Connick on Piano, Vol. 2". Harry Connick Jr. - Official Site. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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