Description
Classical / Jazz I Avant Garde Solo Piano
"...a fully realized tour de force and a major artistic statement ... this well-crafted survey showcases Noland's deep appreciation for -- and occasional ironic takeoffs from -- the work of the masters... -Brett Campbell, Eugene Weekly
"Gary Noland continues to turn out volumes of compositions in classical forms that defy the tradition. Where many composers find contentment in tweaking the forms, Gary twists them mercilessly, goosing the old masters and the war horses they rode in on. Not surprisingly, many find all this maddeningly wild, but just as many ... wildly entertaining." -Jack Gabel, North Pacific Music
"Gary Noland is the Richard Strauss of the 21st century." -Guillermo Galindo
"...distinctive, inventive, ...subversive, ...You can hardly be indifferent to Noland' s music and so I would urge you to try it. -Roger Blackburn, MusicWeb International
"... extended musical dialogues that call upon a host of musical styles and require considerable technical facility to perform. Noland, a fleet-fingered, ebullient performer, is more than up to the task." -Christian Carey, Splendid Magazine
Tracks
1. Mumbo Gumbo
2. Gillygalay
3. Espresso Wagon
4. Push-Button Fingers
5. The Temptation of Saint Floyd
6. Pseudodoxes and Crocodilities
7. Stupersize It!
8. It Takes Three...
9. Pterodactyl Dit
10. Follywood Bubble
11. Sevenupmanship
12. Confusion Worse Confounde
Credits:
All music composed and performed by Gary Noland
Label: North Pacific Music
(c) 2004 Gary Noland & North Pacific Music