Winifred Atwell & Pan Am North Stars - Clair De Lune

[joehiggs100]

Marvellous, thanks. I remember Ms Atwell with a great deal of affectioin from the '50's, but never saw or heard her play with a pan band before.

[TheBardapple]

this one does raise mih paws, (ie goose pimples)

[ChristopherSyn1]

She was an an accomplished classical concert pianist, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London. See "Winifred Atwell - Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu"

[Corrie121]

Beautiful rendition by a great classical pianist on her "other" piano.

Thank you for sharing this fine post.

[shjakes]

What I would have given to see this live performance !!

[GeorgeMaxwellDuPre]

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!! More more more....

Where was this lady from?

[piano345]

Winifred Atwell came from Trinidad in the West Indies. She was classically trained and was famous in the UK in the 1950s. She recorded classical pieces as well as on her other 'honky tonk 'piano. One of my favourites was Poor People of Paris. She died in Australia in the 1980s.

[mikewoollett]

Died 28th February 1983-a sad day.

[kid5rivers]

Waaaaayyyyyyyyy! Go man go! TY! TY! TY!

[sherwinsteel74]

This is a classic!! My dad played on this recording! Its sometimes hard to tell whether the pan or piano is plaing! Tony Williams....GENIUS!

[mikewoollett]

I have this album-absolutely brilliant!

[IVORIESMAN]

I would love to own this album, but it was never issued in the UK. Although I have recently managed to buy an LP from Australia called "Winifred Atwell" which is a complete change from Winnie's usual style - all chromatic scales and sweeping melodies - an education. You probably know of it Mike.

[mikewoollett]

Is that the one with "Misty", "Exodus" etc-that is one of my favourite albums!

[IVORIESMAN]

Yes that's the one - the "Other Piano" was certainly nowhere to be seen on this record!

[panmantoney]

THANKS, for that vintage,Ivory and Steel originanl

[MiuraPen]

Thank you so much!!!