The Masters' Apprentice
Solos by jazz pianos legends enjoy new life on pianist Barron Ryan's second album. Seeking to learn from some of the world's greatest artists, Ryan listened to eleven of their recorded improvisations, meticulously transcribed the recordings as sheet music, and learned to perform them. Through rejection, toil, and injury, Barron Ryan has become The Masters' Apprentice.
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track listing (W/ORIGINAL PIANISTS)
Makin' Whoopee (Oscar Peterson)
Carolina Shout (Fats Waller)
My Blue Heaven (Teddy Wilson)
On the Sunny Side of the Street (Erroll Garner)
Tiger Rag (Art Tatum)
Snowy Morning Blues (James P. Johnson)
Erroll's Bounce (Erroll Garner)
Blue Moon (Art Tatum)
Hammerhead (Carl Sonny Leyland)
My One and Only Love (Donald Ryan)
Blues Etude (Oscar Peterson)
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