| KEVIN KERN | ||
| Beyond the Sundial(1997) | ||
| Good easy soft piano music. | ||
| DAVID LANZ | ||
| Cristofori's Dream (1988)[****] | ||
| The insert says "This album is dedicated to Bartolommeo Cristofori (1655-1731) the inventor of the piano - may his "Dream" live forever." This album has a theme to tie the album together. Another review calls this an "Essential Collection" item, meaning it should be a part of any beginning collection. It is good solo piano, active but not too loud. | ||
| Return to the Heart (1991)[***] | ||
| A collection of nice pieces from other albums, including some pieces on Cristofori's Dream. | ||
| MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER / Chip Davis | ||
| Interludes (1981)[***] | ||
| A "best of" all their quiet interludes. Piano and accompanying strings. Very good if you like their quiet music. {NOTE: a 1998 check found this CD was unfortunately no longer available} | ||
| RAIN (Ed Baum) | ||
| The Moon in my Shoe (1989)[***] | ||
| Solo piano, similar to David Lanz. Quite good actually, slightly jazzy. May be hard to find. Try the address for ED BAUM listed below. | ||
| Try: David Lanz Christofori's Dream | ||
| ED BAUM | ||
| A Million Minutes (1992)[**] | ||
| Sequel to The Moon in my Shoe but not quite as good. | ||
| GEORGE WINSTON | ||
| Autumn (1980)[****] | ||
| Piano solo. Everyone I've talked to agrees this is the best of his seasons albums. Quite good, even excellent. | ||
| try: Yanni In My Time Piano with accompanying strings. | ||
| try: David Lanz Christofori's Dream (solo piano, slightly faster) | ||
| Try: RAIN The Moon in my Shoe(1989,Ed Baum) Solo piano, slightly faster. | ||
| December (1982)[***] Piano solo. | ||
| Not quite as good as Autumn (my opinion). Good at Christmas time as a welcome relief from traditional Christmas songs. It does play some nice music of a Christmas time feel. | ||
| Winter into Spring (1982)[*] Piano solo. | ||
| I didn't care for (my opinion). I stopped buying his albums after this one. | ||
| DANNY WRIGHT | ||
| Black and White II (1989)[****] | ||
| Piano solo. The quietest piano music I have. Very quiet, soothing, and beautiful. Excellent. Similar to Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" (First Movement of the Sonata quasi una Fantasia). | ||
| YANNI | ||
| In My Time (1993)[****] | ||
| Piano with accompanying strings. | ||
| try: KEVIN KERN Beyond the Sundial(1997) | ||
| Not all YANNI albums are calm piano like this one. See YANNI under composers. | ||