Bill Gordon
Out The Box
© 2001 Bill Gordon (717043025227)
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Fun, serious, straight-ahead, gnarly, whimsical jazz and funk, played by outstanding musicians from Boston, East Africa, Miami and Venezuela, plus a few of Bill's famous, evocative solo piano ballads.
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- 1 Toys
- 2 Little Romance
- 3 Seems
- 4 Pig Pants
- 5 'Round Midnight
- 6 Coincidence
- 7 Blue Jays Dancing
- 8 Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers
- 9 Rondo (Conscientious Razzamatazz)
- 10 Sneakin' Through the Jungle
- 11 Break Tune #1 (Kafka Tries Dixieland)
- 12 People Get Ready
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Born in the beautiful and serene countryside of Maryland in 1949. Played an old piano in a farmhouse as a kid. Put together and played drums in a big R&B showband in Baltimore in the sixties. Joined the Air Force, went to Germany, started playing the piano again, then went to Berklee, then NYC, then Raleigh/Durham, and now Miami. Has worked as pianist, composer, arranger, producer and teacher, and actually fed himself by it for nearly thirty years. Loves playing in a jazz trio or funky band, as well as behind interesting singers...even solo. Currently working with Russian jazz singer Anna Nikolaeva, Latin singer/songwriter Elizabeth Ayoub and guitarist/composer/producer Steve Loveless.
Bill's first cd, "A Little Romance," is a dozen solo piano pieces, mostly originals, that are sort of jazz-influenced preludes. The overall mood is both dreamy and intense. "Out The Box," except for a little bit of his renowned solo piano balladeering, is a very different adventure. Joined by some of the East Coast's best jazz players, you'll hear Bill journey into some way interesting musical neighborhoods.