From This Moment on

Marian McPartland | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (January 12, 1993)
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B00000EJ6W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,448,262 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. From This Moment On

2. Emily

3. Sweet and Lovely

4. Ambiance

5. You and the Night and the Music

6. If You Could See Me Now

7. Lullaby of the Leaves

8. There Is No Greater Love

9. Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz Piano Doesn't Get Better Than This!, September 19, 2005

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Major Chord (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: From This Moment on (Audio CD)

This was Marian's first album for Concord Jazz -- recorded just after her NPR radio show was launched -- and she was ready for it! She had lived and played through swing, Chicago-style Jazz with her husband cornetist Jimmy McPartland, her long-playing stint at the Hickory House in New York, Bop, Cool Jazz and the freer, more experimental 70's college campus jazz circuit and women's jazz festivals. If you look at the landmark photo, "A Great Day in Harlem" there are only three women in that picture: Maxine Sullivan, Mary Lou Williams and Marian. They always said Marian had three counts against her: She was British, white and a woman. After running her own label in the sixties and early seventies, Concord finally realized what a find she was. Here she plays with a passion and a drive seldom heard from any player male or female. She rides the harmonic and chordal wave of Bill Evans and takes it to the next level. There's more going on in one of Marian's rich, dense chords here than in the entire Top 40. With that, this two-handed pianist can swing like crazy. She never loses sight of the melody or the lyrics while she plays her instrumentals. The ingenious approach to "From This Moment On" redefines the tune and "Emily" is a ballad that will rip your heart out. There's a reason that this album has never been out of print since it was released at the end of the 70's. If you like beautiful music, swinging jazz and a brilliantly paced set with first-rate musicians and a leader with a first-rate mind and the angels on her hands, here you go.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great CD!, February 24, 2004

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Brad (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From This Moment on (Audio CD)

This is great stuff here. Being a jazz pianist, I have worked up and played a few of these tunes in performance, and they are a fun challenge. Marian is an awesome player, and I would say this is probably my favorite CD of hers. I highly recommend it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Jazz Piano Thanksgiving With All The Trimmings!, February 22, 2008

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J. Rich - See all my reviews

This review is from: From This Moment on (Audio CD)

Marian McPartland, whose Piano Jazz program on National Public Radio has been a huge success, is an overlooked jazz pianist. Why? Could it be because she's a woman? Could it be because she just hasn't had the exposure that someone like Renee Rosnes has had? Possibly, but forget everything you know for a minute and let me talk about the music on "From This Moment On."

It is probably one of the finest trio records of her long career. Her approach to harmony is absolutely inspiring. There's a reason she hosts a show called "Piano Jazz," because she's an absolute master player. She swings like mad too. Joining McPartland are two sympathic musicians: Brian Torff (bass), and Jake Hanna (drums). Each are great, great players.

I highly recommend this album to fans of jazz piano. I also recommend checking out:

Silent Pool
Plays The Benny Carter Songbook
Portrait Of Marian McPartland (apart of a 2-cd package called "Windows")
Personal Choice