Quad LP/Tape Poll Bolcom, William: Piano Music by George Gershwin [CD-4/Q8]

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Nonesuch HQ-1284, from 1973.

Side 1 (George Gershwin's Song Book):

Swanee
Nobody But You
I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
Do It Again
Fascinating Rhythm
Oh, Lady Be Good
Somebody Loves Me
Sweet and Low Down
That Certain Feeling
The Man I Love
Clap Yo' Hands
Do Do Do
My One and Only
'S Wonderful
Strike Up the Band
Liza
I Got Rhythm
Who Cares?

Side 2:

Rialto Ripples
Three Preludes: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso/Andante con moto e poco rubato/
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Impromptu in Two Keys
Three-Quarter Blues
Merry Andrew
Piano Playin' Jazzbo Brown (Jasbo Brown Blues)
Promenade


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[Doug G.]

I have had this for years and love it. I have two copies and the surfaces are a bit noisy but Bolcom's playing is wonderful. "I Got Rhythm" in the Songbook is especially thrilling.

The quad mix adds terrific atmosphere.

Doug

 

[humprof]

I have had this for years and love it. I have two copies and the surfaces are a bit noisy but Bolcom's playing is wonderful. "I Got Rhythm" in the Songbook is especially thrilling.

The quad mix adds terrific atmosphere.

Doug

Kudos to you for digging this out of the poll graveyard. I didn't know this album existed, and I normally pass on surround solo-instrument recordings. But Bolcom is a fascinating guy and an interesting composer in his own right, and this disc (it also exists on quad reel, apparently--anyone have it?) was engineered by the legendary team of Joanna Nickrenz & Marc J. Aubort, so I'd love to hear it.

Bolcom's own Songs of Innocence and Experience (Naxos DVD-A 5.1) can still be had cheaply, by the way.