There are numerous outstanding tracks, including the intricate "Little Peace in C for U" a sorrowful setting of "Chloé Meets Gershwin" and a deliberate, heartfelt rendition of the timeless ballad "Besame Mucho." An intricate extended piece, "Trilogy in Blois," eventually segues into a turbocharged performance of "Caravan" that recalls Oscar Peterson's thunderous live recordings, followed by a medley of his lively boogie-woogie "She Did It Again" (a piece titled after an incident in Charles Lloyd's car where the saxophonist's dog repeatedly passed gas, to the pianist's dismay) and "Take the 'A' Train." Both Worlds is an atypical part of the pianist's vast discography as a leader, as he turned to veteran arranger Bob Brookmeyer (who also plays outstanding valve trombone on the session) to score Petrucciani's compositions, resulting in strikingly different approaches.
The first 11 tracks are taken from an early 1997 solo piano concert in Frankfurt, Germany. This posthumous compilation, issued in late 2005, nearly seven years after Michel Petrucciani's untimely death in early 1999, combines the contents of two earlier Dreyfus Jazz CDs, Solo Live and Both Worlds.
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