Jon Lord: Lord of the Keys

Jon Lord (1941-2012), the legendary keyboard wizard of Deep Purple, is probably the loudest piano player known to mankind. The piano is a stringed instrument in the orchestra and his characteristic BOOM OF THE TINGLING STRINGS can clearly be heard on his debut GEMINI SUITE album, if we care TO NOTICE SUCH THINGS.  In fact, Jon Lord is so marvellously versatile, he can easily switch between playing Hard Rock, or performing a SARABANDE dance, or even a DURHAM CONCERTO. If we go BEYOND THE NOTES and really listen to the albums PICTURED WITHIN this thread, it'll hopefully open up whole new WINDOWS into Jon Lord's wonderful music. BEFORE I FORGET to mention it, this tribute thread includes Jon Lord's CONCERTO FOR GROUP & ORCHESTRA with Deep Purple, and also his powerhouse trio album under the group name, Paice-Ashton-Lord.

 

All albums in BLUE HIGHLIGHTS by Jon Lord

 

 

  1972: Gemini Suite - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzD6GU7_cSgmiHW3Un_iL856

  1974: Windows - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCXBiGNqMTHUEG0H0uO4XY2

  1976: Sarabande - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBlt7YZlg7eHl6qN8FoBO9c

  1982: Before I Forget - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCLjMIof36rh4LWMkl39Hqs

  1998: Pictured Within - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBO1TwM3fyIeg9aw8StMrmC

  2003: Live at the Basement (with the Hoochie Coochie Men) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCO6E8k_ZK-Nfj1mEy6P2Cz

  2004: Beyond the Notes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzD4Ef2CsuYBlk2s_dwJVsH9

  2004: Beyond the Notes Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzBFbSWmhjCd8U5DfsC1vEfs

  2007: Durham Concerto - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzA-DyZ7grrwtcmO9Xzc1zIh

  2007: Danger: White Men Dancing (with the Hoochie Coochie Men) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzDu3ManQKNYN76AmCQXsvxw

  2008: Boom of the Tingling Strings - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCls2Jih66_25boiMA7A6Ot

  2010: To Notice Such Things - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCxaKsotgd_0MXN2rZNysV_

  2011: Jon Lord Blues Project - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzC-40_NlFjI-hxMOAjioXIn

  2012: Concerto for Group & Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCVM88iR4-03QKkGAgzy6ie

 

 

 

 

 

I'm glad you reminded me to include Durham Concerto.

 

Pictured Within (1998) - Jon Lord's long-awaited fifth solo album following a gap of 16 years.

 

I have Sarabande and would rate that about a 3 and Concerto For Group and Orchestra (the later re-recorded version) which is an easy 4. I feel that he could have done more as a solo artist but his introverted nature (he suffered many years with a pronounced stutter) held him back considerably. He had no peers though . An absolute legend just for Child In Time if nothing else. Beat that if you can ( you can't)

The Windows album was something of a disappointment for me, mainly because one of the two featured sopranos went ridiculously over-the-top with her ultra-high vocal range - which would probably disturb any cats and dogs in the neighbourhood.

 

I know. I just wanted to say it's good of you TO NOTICE SUCH THINGS, BEFORE I FORGET to mention it. I was rather lazy in copying and pasting the intro to my review for the GEMINI SUITE album PICTURED WITHIN this thread. I could perform a SARABANDE dance of joy listening to Jon Lord's marvellous BOOM OF THE TINGLING STRINGS on his DURHAM CONCERTO. This thread has revealed WINDOWS into Jon Lord's music I didn't know existed before. If I really listen to a CONCERTO FOR GROUP & ORCHESTRA and go BEYOND THE NOTES, it feels just like being there IN CONCERT WITH THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in my  front room.