A Beautiful Friendship
A Beautiful Friendship is a CD full of beautiful standards, delicate melodies, powerful rhythms and complex harmonies...a national treasure. --George W Carroll, EJazzNews, January 15, 2005Raphael has a love affair with the piano. Fresh ideas abound, and above all, she always swings. --John Gilbert, AllAboutJazz, March, 2004With influences of Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Bill Evans, Raphael is just one thing...a GREAT pianist. --Ricky Miller, JazzUSA, April 2003