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Black Piano
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StudioMusic & Arts Program
Release DateSeptember 28, 1993
UPC Code017685073724
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Tracks

  1. Three Visions: I. Dark Horsemen
  2. Three Visions: II. Summerland
  3. Three Visions: III. Radiant Pinnacle
  4. The Cuckoo
  5. In The Bottoms: Prelude: Night
  6. In The Bottoms: His Song
  7. In The Bottoms: Honey
  8. In The Bottoms: Morning
  9. In The Bottoms: Juba Dance
  10. Invention In G Minor
  11. Invention In A Minor
  12. Invention In C Major
  13. Big Bunch Of Roses
  14. Seven Traceries: I. Cloud Cradles
  15. Seven Traceries: II. Mystic Pool
  16. Seven Traceries: III. Muted Laughter
  17. Seven Traceries: IV. Out Of The Silence
  18. Seven Traceries: V. Woven Silver
  19. Seven Traceries: VI. Wailing Dawn
  20. Seven Traceries: VII. A Bit Of Wit
  21. The Gentle Waltz
  22. Come Sunday
  23. Valse-Suite, Opus 71: I. Allegro Molto
  24. Valse-Suite, Opus 71: II. Andante
  25. Valse-Suite, Opus 71: III. Allegro Assai

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (2 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteImpressive (mostly) European-style piano music Quote
What a treat this collection is. I've been listening to it for the past two days straight and am thoroughly hooked. As the previous reviewer writes, there are a lot of styles represented here: W.G. Still's rather Debussy-like Three Visitors, Swanson's playful "The Cuckoo," Dett's serene "Prelude: The Night," Peterson's and Ellington's jazzy pieces, and the Chopinesque romanticism of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Valse Suite. I have long been a fan of jazz pianists from Jelly Roll Morton to McCoy Tyner, but, to be clear, these are much more so European-style *classical* pieces than jazz or anything else, though there are jazz influences in many of the pieces (Peterson and Ellington, obviously). I don't think anyone would place any of these compositions on the level of Beethoven or Chopin, but they are delightful in their own right and well worth hearing (repeatedly in my case). I am especially fond of all the Still pieces; they have persuaded me to seek out more of his compositions. The performances by Monica Gaylord are first rate, and the total playing time of 77 minutes makes for a great bargain. April 21, 2006

rating: 5 QuoteWonderful!Quote
Wonderful! There is something on this CD for every taste, and it provides an excellent introduction to a broad cross-section of musical styles: nineteenth-century romanticism, impressionism, jazz, Negro folk tunes, and contemporary clissicism. Pianist Gaylord is equally at ease in any of these musical languages. February 18, 2001

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