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Here's Brian's Instrumental Piano Demo. I can appreciate his classical chops, however even if he did sequence some of his harder arrangements/compositions I still believe he can play what he wrote, maybe not with the polish and perfection represented. And, I know there are excellent pianists who are always looking for written arrangements of great quality. So, thanks to Brian for making his arrangements available for purchase. [video:youtube]

As much as we are losing our rock greats, we are in turn losing some of the greatest jazz musicians of our generation. A sad, but an inevitable course of life. His contributions to jazz and classical are so impressive and long-lived. We do have his recordings, videos, memories of great performances to have with us and the next generations to come. Such a great and dedicated artist, despite his often rude and disrespectful attitude towards audiences, he has changed the paradigm of jazz piano, as we know it. I know that the first time I heard his Bremen & Lausanne Solo Concerts on the radio I was so excited to hear solo piano played that way. With great classical technique, jazz phrasing and mind-boggling improvisation I was inspired to play/practice my own personal version of his approach. I will always have fond memories of this period in my musical life. I've got many of his CD's and have admired his compositions before he dedicated the last 30+ years to jazz standard interpretations. His American Quartet and European Quartet are just as compelling to me as his solo piano works. His early composition "In Front" from his first solo piano release is a masterpiece. From his American Quartet - Bya-Blue, Bop-Be, Still Life Still Life, and others and European Quartet - My Song, Country, Questar. With Airto - Lucky Southern. May he find a place where he can stay positive and not fall into an abyss of depression.

Impressive original arrangement. Brian McCarthy does not say or claim that he wrote or plays a "funky" version of Pick Up The Pieces. Even his replies in the comments doesn't mention "funky, funk, etc". So, I see it as a great original arrangement - his own creative artistic interpretation. Excellent performance and a fun piece.

Oh no! I'll miss him. RIP Jimmy. Dang, this pandemic taking too many. My cousin just got out of the hospital from Covid. 2 months on a ventilator. He's at a rehabilitation center. Has some memory lapses, but will recover. Thank God.

Great loss. Eddie must of been a bit "coy" when he said he didn't know music theory. Maybe he couldn't describe what he composed with academic descriptions, but he had great "ears' and early childhood influences from his father ( like Paul McCartney ). A creative musical mind doesn't need to explain, just do it. I saw VH twice with Hagar and Cherone. Hagar concert was outstanding. The band was well rehearsed and Eddie even played Jump on a Kurzweil 250 for most of the song. Sammy played the rhythm on guitar and then Eddie switched to guitar on the solo. The Cherone concert used backing-tracks for Jump and the other keyboard heavy songs. Cherone gave it his best, but didn't have the stage charisma that Roth and Hagar have and they were sloppy. Jump has more layered parts on the the recording. I haven't seen any cover band play it with all/some of the extras. I play the extra parts as much as I can with the octave high C's and synth layers on the bridge. To do this you have to switch parts with the LH. The LH will play the main riff when the RH plays the high C's. On the bridge both hands play the parts. You then gotta switch very quickly thereafter to the regular RH parts. Takes practice with the timing, but not that hard.

Look at the iPhone 11 Pro Max. A friend was taking vids and pic in night lighting. No flash used, yet it looked like a daytime shot. She says the Pro Max has the best camera.

Donna Summers - I Feel Love 1977 - Giorgio Moroder changed dance music forever. [video:youtube] Lipps Inc. - Funky Town - Devo - Whip It - Bass line hook Personal favorites: Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Nik Kershaw - Wild Horses - Nik Kershaw - You Might - Russ Ballard - Voices - Bill Nelson - Empire of the Senses - Strange Advance - Automatic Sighs -

ELP - Trilogy The Police - Synchronicity I

Here's who I think you're looking for. The legendary (imo) Rudy Blues Shoes.[video:youtube]

Three Dog Night - "Mama Told Me Not to Come". "That ain't the way to have fun, no". Now, I know what the song really meant.

Colosseum II - with Gary Moore and Don Airey solo on Rhodes. More prog than fusion, imo. [video:youtube] Live audio with better sound from another performance. [video:youtube] Studio version [video:youtube] [edit - apology for the distasteful, somewhat "racist" album cover]

Steve Cropper interview from 2008. His unpretentious story of the iconic Green Onions. It was a group composition, not solely composed by Booker T. and Duck Dunn wasn't in the group at the time. [video:youtube]

Jacob live performance. I enjoy his solo performances, arrangements and improvisations. I saw him in the early 2000's in piano trio and it was what you "jazz purists" consider the tradition. Lots of chops but, more interplay with the bassist and drummer. Kinda like "Bill Evans - style" for lack of a better description. He was in his early 20's, had shoulder length hair, beard and glasses. He recorded a CD with this trio and it's probably out-of-print. Glad he's found his career success in Japan and beyond. And, btw maybe his piano showmanship ain't to your liking, but it's geared towards the Japanese market/culture. [video:youtube]

[video:youtube] [video:youtube] Surfing YT and found a release from Graf in 1981. These 2 tracks are really impressive and quite diverse. Other tracks are great, as well. One of the talented groups that never made it big. They're from the Cleveland, Ohio area. Anyone remember them? Haydee - Imagine Gino Vanelli and Michael McDonald did a duet. Ending out solo is a real surprise, tasty chops. Wayward Sons - Hendrix-influenced. Prog nasty guitar solo and arrangement. Tracks: A1 Baby's Gone Home 6:12 A2 Come To My Arms 5:15 A3 Haydee 4:03 A4 Lovin' You Ain't Easy Written-By â D. Freeland* 4:45 B1 Wayward Sons 4:15 B2 Pork Chop 5:41 B3 Summer's End 4:52 B4 You 6:06 Bass â Tim Graziano Drums, Percussion â Jose Ortiz Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer â Frank Pellino Keyboards, Vocals â Peter Tokar* Producer â Steve Katz Written-By â Frank Pellino

Geezer Groove!

Donate them to your State Library. That' s what I did. They have a yearly sale "Friends of the Library". You'd be surprised how many they sell.. I found a couple of out-of-print ones that I was happy to purchase. Edit: You live in Mexico, so maybe not.

Lucky Peterson gone too soon. Lucky Strikes!, Triple Play & I'm Ready are my favorite recordings. Man, what a loss of a great musician.

One of the giants of jazz. RIP McCoy

Cal Tjader - Gringo City. Charlie Palmieri on Rhodes [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-_oq4k1itE Cal Tjader - Guarabe. Clare Fischer on Rhodes [video:youtube]

So sad. Didn't know he was ill. I got to see him with the PMG a couple of times. Such great shows with great musicians. His first solo release is a favorite of mine. Also, he recorded with bassist Eberhard Weber in a live recording that's different than his PMG music, but just as compelling. RIP [video:youtube]

Use grip gloves. Really helps take the stress and grip off of your fingers. Lifting 50+ lbs is easier. I have a pair from Home Depot @ $5.00.

Thanks for this rare interview. Here's the audio of the interview and PDF transcription. Audio of Bill Evans interview https://allanchase.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/bill-evans-interview-wkcr-7.4.79c.pdf

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Greg Phillanganes, Mini-Moog - Quincy Jones's "One Hundred Ways" [video:youtube] David Foster, Mini-Moog - Al Jarreau's "Morning" [video:youtube]

Fur Elise - Easy - Allan Small arrangement Fur Elise