ALL THE KEYS & THEN SOME – PIANO MUSIC FROM NEW ORLEANS – Tom McDermott
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All the Keys: 24 Pieces for Piano; Some Friends of Mine (for piano and synthesizer) Tom McDermott, piano & synthesizer Parnassus Records is pleased to announce the reissue of a unique project: “All The Keys And Then Some” by New Orleans pianist/composer Tom McDermott. Inclding 38 tracks and clocking in at 72 minutes, the disc is comprised of two suites. “All the Keys” is a cycle of 24 pieces for solo piano in all the major and minor keys and has elements of klezmer, tango, boogie-woogie, rag, New Orleans R&B, Chopinesque waltz, Brazilian choro and forms not se easily described. “Some Friends of Mine” is a set of 14 portraits of friends from New Orleans and St. Louis, composed for piano or Kurzweil synthesizer. This disc came out initially in 1995 on New Orleans’ STR label. “Over the years”, explains Tom, “I have been aggressive about getting it in the hands of some of my music idols, and I’ve had wonderfully positive feedback from a motley crew of talented musicians: William Bolcom, Ivan Lins, Leon Redbone, George Winston, Ellis Marsalis, Van Dyke Parks, Harry Shearer, Dick Hyman and others”. “Tom McDermott’s unique piano style can be described as New Orleans hijinks with a classical strut. His All the Keys adventures through a grab-bag of musical worlds with harmonic sophistication, wit, and rhythmic energy. The result is original and fascinating.” – Piano Today “Mr. McDermott is not simply a follower of tradtion or a repository of old tunes. He composes within his wide-ranging idiom with a knowledgeable feeling for his sources and a sense of humor… Whatever direction he moves in, Mr. McDermott is a very skillful pianist.” – The New York Times