Description
Testimonials
"Absolutely beautiful!" -Al Santos, WJZW-FM
"A powerful pianist...with depth and substance," -Ted Cox, Tower Records
"An expertly crafted album of original solo piano compositions... chock full of indelible melodies," -Time and a Word
"These tracks flow like musical water," -The Beach Reporter
"I love this album!" -Wind and Wire
"Laurie Z.'s music is personable, optimistic, flowing and emotional. Roots is an autobiography set to music which displays her piano prowess and diverse composing styles," -Backroads
"Strikingly beautiful..." -PJ Birosek, New Age Retailer
Tracks
1) Stranger in a Familiar Land
2) Michael's Song
3) In the Monterey Mist
4) For the Love of a Child
5) The Mysterious Painter
6) From the Ashes
7) Dream Come True
8) Roots
9) The Still of the Night
10) Invisibility
11) Too Blue
12) The River
13) Kelly's Garden
14) Good Night, My Friend
Artist Profile
Laurie Z. is a classically trained musician, studying piano since the age of 4, performing live since the age of 5, and composing since the age of 16. Laurie's three recordings have been heard across the world and over the airwaves on hundreds of radio stations. Window To The World, Life Between The Lines, and Roots have all received substantial critical acclaim. Roots was considered for 8 Grammy� nominations, Dolby has licensed her music for their Surround Sound� systems, and Laurie has been featured in a recent cover story of Keyboard Magazine. She is currently touring the US sponsored by Alesis Corporation of America and preparing to record her fourth album.
Credits
�1997 Laurie Z., Zebra Productions
Label: Zebra Productions
Laurie Z.: Composer, Pianist, and Producer
Paul Grupp: Recording Engineer and Producer
Dave Collins: Mastering Engineer, A & M
Nancy Steinman: Art Design