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]

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.

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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