Music of Jerome Kern: Jazz Piano Essentials

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B00004UEHU
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,707 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. All The Things You Are - Gerry Wiggins

2. The Song Is You - Walter Norris

3. I'm Old Fashioned - Cedar Walton

4. The Folks Who Live On The Hill - Dick Hyman

5. A Fine Romance - Marian McPartland

6. Ol' Man River - Dick Hyman/Ralph Sutton

7. Long Ago And Far Away - Ted Rosenthal

8. Yesterdays - Andy LaVerne

9. Why Do I Love You? - Jessica Williams

10. All The Things You Are (Reprise) - Rickie Beirach

Customer Reviews

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "piano jazz from the finest", August 9, 2000

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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Dick Hyman plays - "THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL" the newest series from Concord Records - "JAZZ PIANO ESSENTIALS". This time the folks from Concord salute Jerome Kern, the brilliant composer who gave us such great hits shows - "Sweet Adeline" (1935) - "Show Boat" (1936) & (1951) - "Swing Time" (1936) - "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942) - "Cover Girl" (1944) - "Lovely To Look At" (1952).

Each selection is spotlighted by some of the most talented pianist ever to sit down at a keyboard - Gerry Wiggins "ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE" - Walter Norris "THE SONG IS YOU" - Cedar Walton "I'M OLD FASHIONED" - Dick Hyman & Ralph Sutton "OL' MAN RIVER" - Marian McPartland "A FINE ROMANCE" - Ted Rosenthal "LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY" - Andy LaVerne "YESTERDAYS" - Jessica Williams "WHY DO I LOVE YOU"? - Richie Beirach "ALL TE THINGS YOU ARE(REPRISE). Every artist a different and distinctive style, and "pure jazz" for the essential listener.

Total Time: 52:08 on 10 Tracks/ Concord Records - CCD 4912 2 (2000)

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars too many notes?, September 16, 2008

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M. J. Marumoto (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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"Too many notes" is what Emperor Carl Josef said to Mozart. I remembered that here because is in these improvisational treatments of beloved familiar tunes, I cannot distinguish the original melodies.