Blue Coast Records and Grammy-Nominated jazz pianist, Art Lande have teamed up to release this extraordinary collection of classic songs and original pieces. The quiet, subtle nature of the recording is a masterful example of key control and pedaling of which every pianist will want to take note. Performed on an 1885 Steinway, without the use of studio enhancements like equalization, compression, reverb or other digital effects the recordings were immediately sought after by audiophile manufacturers to demonstrate their gear. The sound is clear and immediate yet could put a baby to sleep.
Art Lande is no stranger to recording having released for ECM and Windham Hill; and performed with artists such as Charlie Haden, Woody Shaw, Jan Garbarek, Paul McCandless, Joe Henderson and Nguyèn Lè. He tours the world in various ensembles under his own name and as a popular sideman. - John Sunier
Tracks
01. Tenderly (Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence)
02. Fool on the Hill (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
03. Norwegian Wood (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
04. Silver Dream (Art Lande)
05. Window Taps (Art Lande)
06. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Otto Harbach/Jerome Kern)
07. Ancestors D'Italia (Art Lande)
08. Old Folks at Home (Stephen Foster)
09. You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie H. Davis/CharlesMitchell)
10. Burgundy Dream (Art Lande)
11. Snow Dance (Art Lande)
12. Ol' Man River (Oscar Hammerstein/Jerome Kern)
13. Pentimento (After Midnight) (Art Lande)
14. In a Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington)
ART LANDE piano
Recorded at OTR Studios, Belmont, CA
Blue Coast Records - BCSRA 2012a