solpincus

try the youtube from 12/16/15 01:12PM

https:youtu.be/qDyOtleRoMKU selection from my upcoming cd EXPERIMENTAL LOUNGE DESIGN art work inspired by song, based on Cole Porter tune TOO DARN HOT

SOLO PIANO SKYLINER

for some reason, i could not get the video ready to play. sorry. just cut and past the provided link to your browser . hope you dig it .

SOLO PIANO : SKYLINER ( Charlie Barnett ) http:youtu.be/CmIM3wo5geQ

'Were you playing at Bob's Country Bunker?' That means you played BOTH kinds of music : Country AND Western.

" Do you play in a BAND?" I was playing keys at a Big band gig years ago. Since i was playing with 17 other guys when they asked me this, on a STAGE ! ' makes you wonder about other people's reality . Has anybody noticed how after the gig, people tend to congregate at the door when you try to lug your gear outside ?

I did NOT mean to insult pianists : besides being primarily a Pianist myself, I , at times happen to BE one of those 'cerebral pianists' (at least in my less inspired moments) I DO notice, however, that by & large, organists (whether or not they also play Piano ) seem to bring a certain fervor to both the tonewheel, as well as the emerging clones coming out, that I don't see in players of other instruments (with the exception of maybe drummers.) I certainly would not include ALL pianists in this observation, so i apologize for incorrectly making such a claim. I certainly would not include pianists of the towering stature of a Oscar Peterson, or a Tatum. or any of the unsung heroes out there who play away in obscurity, devoid of the recognition due tho them. If anything, the unsung heroes of the piano probably are the REAL heroes. That goes also for the obscure Organists out there who don't get the recognition due to them. I'm sure there are both pianists, organists, (or any instrument) on this forum (& others) who are every bit as good as the 'Stars' we listen to. sorry if i offended you (or other pianists )

Excellent post, Mitch Towne ! Your posts in particular are noteworthy for the sheer breadth of information, subjective, or objective. I'm always amazed at the PASSION that tonewheel/clonewheel players bring to forums. Maybe it's because the organist engages all 4 limbs (meatbolic euphoria) instead of just the head, like some of the more cerebral Jazz Pianists. Of course, the SOUND has a lot to do with it. ROTARY CLUB FOREVER!