As I read this she is on my player playing a selection from Chopin
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As I read this she is on my player playing a selection from Chopin
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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I checked her out some and her "Moonlight Sonata," which is stunningly fine. I tried to find her version of Rachmaninov's Prelude in C-sharp Minor, which is my favorite, but could not find one on YouTube. She did have an entry there that explained her great affinity for Rach songs, but how she hated having to play Rach for her Russian teachers in competitions.
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I am listening to her album Valentina Lisitsa Live @ the Royal Albert Hall and while it contains a number of Rachmaninov's works that is not among them.
You may well be able to find it on Amazon and purchase just that piece.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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The essence of cool jazz —
Shirley Horn - "Once I loved" (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hnB7lCvE1s4
Nobody played the piano quite like this woman, spare and perfect. So easy and so right you'd think you could do that. You can't.
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Blame Joe for this since he brought up the great yodeler, Frank Ifield...Here's Slim Whitman and "Cattle Call"...
Followed by "A Fool Such As I"...
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Whenever Slim Whitman comes up, I can't help thinking of the hilarious science fiction parady movie, "Mars Attacks!," where humankind is saved when it is discovered that playing Slim's "Indian Love Call" causes the martians' heads to explode. Ack, ack, ack.
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His rendition of "I Remember You" had a similar effect in "House of 1,000 Corpses"...Originally Posted by wacojoe
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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T can't listen to this one without thinking of my own Dad......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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I am not sure but I believe the base player in that video is a friend of mine--John Clayton
John is a very accomplished musician, in this piece he is conducting.
Last edited by Dave Grubb; 07-13-2016 at 10:39 AM.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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I have a marvelous DVD of Clayton playing with Diana Krall, Live In Paris, in which she lavishes praise on him and what a "get" it was to add him to her group. It is obvious she has huge respect for his talents. Some of it has to be on YouTube, but I haven't got the time to look it up now. I recognize the drummer in your post as being Krall's drummer in that DVD.
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Can't pry my vision off those eyebrows.T can't listen to this one without thinking of my own Dad...
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
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John and Diana Krall have collaborated on a lot of performances and recordings. John has a brother (Jeff) and son (Gerald) who are also very talented musicians.
John lives in CA but plays at the Blue Note in Manhattan on a fairly regular basis.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Looking further, the drummer is Jeff Hamilton, as in the Clayton-Hamilton Group, and is a very famous drummer in his own right. The drummer is the foundation of any band, group and all the muscians know who the great ones are. The subtleties of percussion are lost on me, but I know it takes a particular talent to do it.
Here is an example of Hamilton playing to Sing, Sing, Sing —
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gmKJH3Jd1Gk
And speaking of Sing, Sing, Sing, here's our own Dan in his younger days caught on camera flashing his style and flying feet to the tune —
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Z1DWIgfCs
Last edited by wacojoe; 07-13-2016 at 11:33 AM.
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Dan had to wear high heels to match Fred Astaire's height, but he made the dress and wig look good......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Here is another with Diana Krall, John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton.
Look at John's hands. It is one of the things that helps him play the way he does--his hand wraps easily around the neck of his bass. When I shake hands with him I feel like a little person
On another note--no pun intended--my wife and I have really come to love chamber music since finding the cottage. We are close to four excellent universities and take as much advantage of what they offer as we can. Our favorite for chamber music is The Weis Center at Bucknell University. It has excellent acoustics and creates a truly intimate feeling with the artists. I never leave without a feeling of having been transported to a better place. We sit in the side boxes very close to the stage.
Here is a work by Brahms which captures the feel of chamber music.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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