Joanne Grauer Discography of CDs

Joanne Grauer songs Pianist Joanne Grauer has been active in the Los Angeles area since the 1950s, yet this session for Mode (which has been reissued on a V.S.O.P. LP) was her only set as a leader until at least the 1970s. Grauer is a talented bop-based improviser, a strong player who deserves much more recognition than she has received thus far. For the trio session with bassist Buddy Clark and drummer Mel Lewis, Grauer explores five strong standards, the folk song "Happy Is the Sheepherder," Bill Holman's "Dancing Nitely" and her own "Mood for Mode." There is a lot of variety in tempos and moods within the bop tradition on this recommended set. ~ Scott Yanow Pianist Joanne Grauer has been active in the Los Angeles area since the 1950s, yet this 1957 session for Mode (which is being reissued here on VSOP) was her only set as a leader until at least the 1970s. Grauer is a talented bop-based improviser, a stron Recorded in July 1957. Originally released on Mode (113). Includes liner notes by Joe Quinn. This is part of V.S.O.P. Records "New Star" series. Personnel: Joanne Grauer (piano); Mel Lewis (drums). Liner Note Author: Joe Quinn . Recording information: Hollywood, CA (07/1957). Personnel: Joanne Grauer (piano); Buddy Clark (bass); Mel Lewis (drums).

Joanne Grauer CD discography Track Listing of songs: Jesus is My Friend; Inside Outside; Mystical Lady; Frog Child; Who I Am; Waltz For Bill;

Joanne Grauer CD discography In the liner notes for this wonderful disc, sideman Chris Darrow comments, "I remember the first time I ever heard him, I thought they'd turned the record from 45 to 33 or something, 'cause I couldn't believe how slow he played." One of the (many) great beauties in Fahey's approach is just that: he takes his time and savors every last resonance he can wring from his guitar. This 1972 release was his first for a major label (originally on Reprise) after more than a decade of issuing work privately or on small imprints, and also the first instance of Fahey having access to a large ensemble of musicians, including a brass and string section. Still, the extra players don't come close to swamping the session; Fahey is very much in the foreground and a number of the pieces read, essentially, as solo performances. It opens with "Steamboat Gwine 'Round de ...

Joanne Grauer albums Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: Desperate Man Blues; Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV of Spain; Sligo River Blues; Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door Someday Blues; On Doing an Evil Deed Blues; I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord; Some Summer Day; Worried Blues; Tell Her to Come Back Home; Poor Boy; Orinda-Moraga; Death of Clayton Peacock, The; Brenda's Blues; On the Sunny Side of the Ocean; Revelation on the Banks of the Pawtuxent; Night ...