Chuck McPherson
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- Afro 6/8 Minor Blues - Modern jazz musicians are at home in Afro 6/8 time. I was inspired by Coltrane’s version of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue". - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- High Wall - First jazz recording of composer Bronislaw Kaper gem from film noir High Wall. He also wrote Invitation and Green Dolphin St. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- Ow! - A tribute to the early '50s bebop era in San Francisco where I was lucky to hear live Dizzy, Miles, Bud performances. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- Put It Where You Want It - Jazz-funk-boogaloo rhythms with strong blues overtones were popular from the '60s onward, led by Joe Sample and the Crusaders. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- View from Telegraph Hill - Written for film noir festival, featuring House on Telegraph Hill, this ballad evokes beauty and mystery of '50s San Franciscio. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- Gypsy Roma Mambo - My arrangement of Dark Eyes, a trad. Russian gypsy song, with hot mambo rhythms & bebop lines, opening with percussive sounds. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- Lolita - This lively piece evokes the authentic bebop rhythms of its composer & my mentor, bebop master Barry Harris. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- What's This? - This is a melodic, contemporary, swinging, edgy piece based on What is this Thing Called Love chord changes. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- Concierto de Aranjuez - Solemn rubato opening moves into a lively 6/8 improvised rhythm with flamenco scales and fiery rhythmic exchanges. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- A Handful of Stars - This solo ballad evokes the melodic, harmonic, and lyrical beauty of the ‘30s and ‘40s, - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- Lester's Minor Blues - Live bonus track from The Bach, a spirited tribute to Lester Young. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
- Locomotion - Bonus live track from The Bach. I first heard this Coltrane song on his Blue Train LP; it has a blues pattern with added bridge. - High Wall: Real Life Film Noir - Chuck McPherson
Wisdom - 2002-01-01 00:00:00
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