Not a star yet, American guitarist Ramin Partovi‘s name may be familiar to those who saw him in a band on “Squirrel & Donkey Show” or were passengers of a commercial flight which he captained, yet if elite musicians treat him with respect that should mean something. Having a relationship fall apart 11 years ago, Ramin came up with a song and, later on, with an idea of inviting various players to perform on its structure. Titled “27” now – as there are exactly this number of its versions – the piece spans a double album now, and among Partovi’s friends featured on “27 Faces Of A Broken Heart” – as the record’s called – are such jazz luminaries as Simon Phillips and Jimmy Johnson who, alongside Carl Verheyen, drive most of the tracks, Oz Noy, Mike Stern and Scott Henderson.
The full roll call of artists looks like this:
1. 27. (feat. Simon Phillips, Jimmy Johnson & Carl Verheyen)
2. 27. (Yussi Wenger’s version)
3. 27. (Brent Mason’s version)
4. 27. (Jinshi Ozaki’s version)
5. 27. (Tom Kolb’s version)
6. 27. (Jon Reshard’s version)
7. 27. (Scott Henderson’s version)
8. 27. (Andy Becht’s version)
9. 27. (Ervin Toucet’s version)
10. 27. (Ernesto Homeyer’s version)
11. 27. (Erick Walls version)
12. 27. (Doug Rappoport’s version)
13. 27. (Masta Edwards version)
14. 27. (Carl Verheyen’s version)
15. 27. (McCoy Mason’s version)
16. 27. (Jeffery Marshall’s version)
17. 27. (Robin Siedschlag’s version)
18. 27. (Brent Mason’s 2nd version)
19. 27. (Brad Bailey’s version)
20. 27. (Oz Noy’s version)
21. 27. (Jeff Richman’s version)
22. 27. (Mike Stern’s version)
23. 27. (Gabriel Forsman’s version)
24. 27. (Mark Lettieri’s version)
25. 27. (Dean Brown’s version)
26. 27. (Giuseppe Vasapolli’s version)
27. 27. (initial studio version)