Goldings, Larry: In My Room

"With his signature Hammond organ style and versatility on many keyboards, Boston native Larry Goldings (b. 1968) has traversed not only the wide spectrum of jazz where he is perhaps best known, but also the worlds of funk, pop, and alternative music"

"In recent years, his distinctive playing has graced the albums of Christina Aguilera, Walter Becker, Solomon Burke, Tracy Chapman, De La Soul, Robben Ford, Steve Gadd, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock, Jesse Harris, Colin Hay, India.Arie, Al Jarreau, Norah Jones, John Mayer, Madeleine Peyroux, John Pizzarelli, David Sanborn, Sia, Luciana Souza, and many others" (http://www.larrygoldings.com/about.php, 2011).

On this album, Larry plays solo piano and creates a wonderful atmosphere bringing back to life some classics and intermixing new interludes and material. The highlights for me were the Beach Boys' 'In My Room', the Beatles, 'Here, There, and Everywhere', and Joni Mitchell's 'All I Want', but the whole album is full of wonderful relaxing piano work that will fill nights by the fire or pleasant reading during the summer. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame' was another wonderful surprise. As a piano fan I would have bought this myself if I hadn't received the promo copy for review.

Track Listing:

1. 'In My Room'
2. 'Beautiful Dreamer'
3. 'Crawdaddy'
4. 'Interlude No. 1'
5. 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame'
6. 'The Flower Song'
7. 'All I Want'
8. 'Roach'
9. 'Maybe'
10. 'All My Born Days'
11. 'Interlude No. 2'
12. 'Everything Happens to Me'
13. 'A Rose for Emily'
14. 'Libre'
15. 'Interlude No. 3'
16. 'The Wedding'
17. 'Interlude No. 4'
18. 'Here, There, and Everywhere'

Added: June 22nd 2011
Reviewer: Mark Johnson
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Related Link: Artist Website
Hits: 2020
Language: english

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