I Loves You Porgy -- jazz piano solo

This song is a real pleasure to play. The natural flow of the piece is very melancholy and inwardly directed. Bill Evan's version is a stand out. Nina Simone gives an amazing, haunting vocal rendering of this tune. If I were to be self critical of my playing on this piece, I think I overly relied on runs. I come close to derailing the melancholy mood with too much movement. If I do it again, I think I will focus on a more economical use of notes and pare it down a bit. I used Ivory Steinway patch and Yamaha CP300 as the keyboard controller.

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[lessthan427]

Beautiful voicings...

You made my day!!

[7notemode]

@lessthan427 Thanks so much!

[Israelitheater]

So Beautiful! do you have sheet music for your arrangement?

[7notemode]

@Israelitheater Sorry no sheets.

[paxwallacejazz]

I think alot about why ballads are so damn difficult . I think it kinda requires the removal of self and all those attendant conciderations .

[7notemode]

@paxwallacejazz Thanks. You are right about removing one's self. I try to dissapear, at least that is the goal for me.

[hannspree12345]

your who i inspire to play like. i watch your videos every day, your an amazing player who deserves recognition. world wide keep posting video man, you make my day.

[TheStormFinder]

beautiful interpretation...can I ask you what you use as material for the solos? do you use material related to the chords you play with the left? I'm trying to learn to play piano, as my objective is to play jazz piano...and your suggestions would be very useful, as you have a great lyric sense... really well done!

[krisantimusic]

Love it...!

[JazzySaxE]

@JazzySaxE But I love that piano I played it at the store. Do they sample grands? the piano sounds are amazing on it.

[flamingspinach]

@hannspree12345 *you're *aspire