Pianist Extraordinary/Piano Arrangements of Famous Spirituals

Don Shirley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00002SWQX
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,184 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. How Deep Is the Ocean?

2. I Understand

3. My Ship

4. Time After Time

5. Love Walked In

6. It's the Talk of the Town

7. Oh, Lady Be Good

8. I Cried for You

9. Russian Folk Song

10. Mack the Knife

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

2. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

3. Heaven

4. Were You There?

5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

6. My Lord It's So High

7. Take My Hand, Precious Lord

8. In-a My Soul

9. Go Down Moses

10. Even Me

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worthy of Gods, January 25, 2000

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glenn e. vandervort (Milwaukee WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pianist Extraordinary/Piano Arrangements of Famous Spirituals (Audio CD)

Stravinsky said Don Shirley's playing is worthy of Gods. I say he is God at the keyboard. Every note of every piece melts your heart. Get it.. you'll love it absolutely.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection!, August 25, 2000

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G. Greene - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pianist Extraordinary/Piano Arrangements of Famous Spirituals (Audio CD)

Shirley plays with such passion, sometimes ebullient and sometimes restrained, and he touches your heart with every note and every pause. The first CD has many old melodies on it, but they are completely fresh with his interpretations. Whether you are of a religious bent or not, the second CD will touch your spirit (I only wish it included "Amazing Grace" and would love to hear what the master could do with that!). You will never regret buying any Don Shirley CD, and this one in particular.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don Shirley is ALWAYS TOPS!, November 5, 2009

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F. Mckenney "university prof." (Springfield, Mo.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pianist Extraordinary/Piano Arrangements of Famous Spirituals (Audio CD)

If you want to receive Don Shirley, musician and pianist extrodinaire, and if you like the most innovative melodic and rhythmic treatments of old favourites, then you DO want Don Shirley! His keyboard and combo productions are without a peer. Choose religious or secular favourites! They're each gems of both European and American initiative' providing hours of musical reverie and interpretation that are anomalies in music literature!