Poet of the Piano

Carmen Cavallaro

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: November 20, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B00005QITB
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,363 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poetry in Ivory, November 5, 2002

By	Krzysztof POLAKOWSKI (ROCHESTER, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This new CD includes recordings made between 1940 and 1947. They are monophonic. After thorough re-mastering many of them still show their age. However, despite some technical flaws, this album
contains many well known standards, that made Cavallaro famous.
Performance of "Brasil" or "Dancing in the Dark',"Carioca" played by
33 year old pianist show his improvisational skills and unmatched
virtuosity as well as his characteristic ornate style. On many of these recordings Cavallaro and his band play as instrumental accompaniment for Bing Crosby , Dick Haynes or Andrews Sisters where Cavallaro remains in the background. All recordings remain a great gift to all Cavallaro admirers bringing back a flavor
of an era of big bands and unforgettable piano soloists.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adults only!, June 1, 2006

By	Dace Gisclard "professional musician" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Deathless classics of American popular song in creative and virtuoso performances by one of the best popular pianists of his day, presented in the original monophonic sound with just enough modern electronic processing to remove some of the surface noise without interferring with the original sound. Not for those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Virtuoso pop piano playing, February 12, 2006

By	Flavio Cipparrone "Opt_Prof" (Sao Paulo, Brasil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you watch a movie about the life of Eddy Duchin ("The Eddy Duchin Story"), you will discover how skillful Cavallaro was because he was the player in the film. Try to find this movie to understand what I mean.

He had a very characteristic personal style of interpretation.
If you do not know his style, verify if you can appreciate it in the samples of the albums Christmas (listen "Jingle Bells") and in the album "My Sentimental Heart: 1946" (listen "Lover").

The recordings of this album are old but OK, so that do not expect too much in this respect.

I like very much his "Manhattan" interpretation (that is contained in this album).