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Posted: January 17 2005 at 09:38

...and is a pure wonder BTW

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Posted: January 17 2005 at 09:51

For friends of the grand piano, I would suggest listening to Chick Corea's Delphi Improvisations I - III

Even though someone (me included) might disagree with the original sleevenotes (praise for Ron L. Hubbard), the music is rather special...

I only have the first of the series, and I'm not sure whether they're available on cd, but...

Corea has also made many great solo recordings that aren't improvised. I have trouble remembering which ones are played with a grand piano, and which ones are performed with electonic instruments.

Correct me if I'm wrong but "Leprechaun" and "The Mad Hatter" are acoustic ones. What I remember is that they are both very, very good, indeed.

Not prog, but prog -ish jazz.

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Posted: January 17 2005 at 10:07

Oh, Yes!

Corea's THE MAD HATTER (1978) is the great album! Maybe the Proggest one by Chick Corea...

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Posted: January 17 2005 at 12:26

James Newton Howard's LP for Kama Sutra Records called simply James Newton Howard released in 1974 - quite an good LP with pianos to the fore. i only have this LP but does anyone know anything more bout' this guy - was he in bands - what else has he done?

Last I heard he was working, prolifically some say, in film soundtracks.

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Posted: January 17 2005 at 21:55

Correct me if I'm wrong but "Leprechaun" and "The Mad Hatter" are acoustic ones.

I believe those have synths. The Leprechaun is rather cheesy, in light of the other stuff Corea has done throughout his career. The cover's a hoot, too.

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Posted: January 18 2005 at 06:43

Easy Livin wrote:

Dick Heath wrote:

.... probably because it is Mrs Roy Wood's (nae Haslam) voice.

Well I never knew that! Shocked

I can't recall them ever having worked together, does anyone know if they have?

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There was an album called Annie in Wonderland back in the late 70s. Roy Wood played all the instruments and (I think) wrote all the songs, which were sung by Annie Haslam. I've never heard it so I can't comment on the quality, but it always seemed like an unlikely partnership both musically and...well...you know what I mean...Roy Wood and Annie Haslam...doing it...

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Posted: January 18 2005 at 07:24

Syzygy wrote:

There was an album called Annie in Wonderland back in the late 70s. Roy Wood played all the instruments and (I think) wrote all the songs, which were sung by Annie Haslam. I've never heard it so I can't comment on the quality, but it always seemed like an unlikely partnership both musically and...well...you know what I mean...Roy Wood and Annie Haslam...doing it...

No doubt she thought him wizzard..........................