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There are various recordings of Gary’s music dating back to the Sixth Fleet Band in 1956. More recently, Gary has digitally captured his solo piano music. The CDs below may be purchased through Gary’s distributor. Click here for more information.
On Gary's CD "As Time Goes By" you'll hear the blues in Harlem Stride; Honeysuckle Rose with imaginative variations; Embraceable You and My Funny Valentine with touches of impressionism; Sweet Lorraine, Easy to Love and Once in a While in subtle swing and, as with each of the tunes, As Time Goes By in a way consistent with its history. 3. How Long Has This Been Going On? 5. Easy To Love
On this CD, Gary plays as he does at many of his casual solo appearances. Again, he draws upon the “standards” and includes tunes not heard on his previous release, “As Time Goes By.” Along with George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Fats Waller, Gary includes selections by Ray Noble, Hoagy Carmichael, Vernon Duke, Matt Dennis and Reg Connelly. In Gary’s playing, you can hear the improvisational influences of such greats as Teddy Wilson, Stan Freeman, Carmen Cavallaro, Judy Carmichael and Oscar Peterson. 7. If I Had You
Gary adds to his “Standards” volumes with this third in the series, “Love is Here to Stay.” Again drawing from the greatest songwriters of all-time, Gary takes us on yet another fantastic musical memory tour. Of this volume, Gary says, “I played these standards as if they were sung. What endears the few of us who remember and love them is our memory of their words. So I play one or two choruses, some of the verses and not too many alterations of the melody. In abandoning the jazz format I hoped to let the songwriters speak for themselves. The arrangements are mine with help from 6. The Song is You - The Way You Look Tonight 8. Mood Indigo 9. Do Nothin’ ‘til You Hear From Me 10. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 12. Eponina 13. Always
Here Gary plays classical pieces as background music. Gary states, “About ‘background music’, the first question is why? It's a bit like using fine art as décor. Second: Being multi-task challenged, if I like the music I don't want to hear anything else. Third: Shouldn't the background be consistent with the theme? In an Italian restaurant I want to hear Neapolitan serenades, not American Rock. Last Spring we visited Banff and Lake Louise. At the Chateau Lake Louise our dinner was enhanced by a pianist who gave us light classics and beautiful ballads from the standards. Voilà! My kind of background music. So I tried to do the same in this CD.” 3. Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven, 1st Movement 4. Pathetique Sonata, Beethoven, 2nd Movement 10. Pavanne, Revel 12. Cadiz, Albeniz 13. Granada, Albeniz
The Incognitos - San Francisco Jazz Band
“When I was a young lawyer I had the good fortune to play piano with The Incognitos, a traditional Jazz band organized by tuba-master Judge Robert Kroninger with the help of Turk Murphy’s band. The rest of the band included Shunici Hirao on cornet, Ed Blanchard on clarinet, John Farkas on trombone, Folger Emerson on drums and Bob Lamborn on banjo. We recorded an LP in 1972. Thinking about those in the band now playing ‘above the clouds,’ I thought I should re-master that old LP onto this new CD.”
8. Tiger Rag 9. Battle Hymn of the Republic 10. Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey 11. When the Saints Go Marching In
A must-have for American music history aficionados! Recorded on Gary’s 1927 Knabe upright, these selections give an excellent example of early 20th century “player piano” technology.
1. Dinner Music Series 1—Milton Delcamp 2. Dinner Music Series 6—Milton Delcamp 3. Home Harmonics 1—Frank Milne 4. Home Harmonics 2—Frank Milne 5. Naughty Marietta—Adam Carroll 6. Polonaise—Chopin (played by Josef Lhevinne) |
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