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Piano performances on various recordings. High-speed (broadband) connection required:
Compositions and Transcriptions
updated 1/4/04
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Piano performance of original composition:piano sonata, 3rd mov.
piano sonata, 4th mov.
Piano performance of original composition:invention I
Piano performance of original composition:invention II Electronic realization of original composition:
invention ll
Piano performance of original composition:invention lll
Piano performance of original composition:fugue Piano performance of original composition:
double fugue
Sheet music available. Contact: ray@raysherman.netPiano performance of original composition:
triple fugue Jazz Octet version of original composition:
Headshrinker (string quartet, 1st mov.) Organ performance of original transcription:
vivaldi: concerto for 2 violins, 1st movement
....more to come
Arrangements
Embellished MelodiesJazz Piano Performances: Solo
(RealPlayer must be installed and open in order to play these files. See free offer.)Piano performance of popular standard:
chicago
Sheet music available. Contact: ray@raysherman.netPiano performance of popular standard:
my one and only love Piano performance of original jazz piece:
ray's waltz Piano performance of original ballad:
window on the world Piano performance of popular standard:
i'm shooting high
....more to come
Jazz Piano Performances With...
(RealPlayer must be installed and open in order to play these files. See free offer.)Piano with "West Side Story" soundtrack orchestra:
jump Piano with Benny Goodman Quartet:
avalon
Piano with Benny Goodman Dixieland Band:that's a plenty Piano with Pete Kelly's Big Seven:
smiles
Piano with Pete Kelly's Big Seven:over there Piano with Frank Devol's Orchestra accompanying Doris Day:
let's fly away
Important Influences
updated 7/9/04Ray Sherman's favorite classic-jazz records (30s—50s). (High-speed (broadband) connection required.)
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Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Solos: Duke Ellington, pno.; Lawrence Brown, trb; Chauncey Haughton, cl.; Ray Nance, tpt; Rex Stewart, cornet. Arr./Comp.: Duke Ellington):
sherman shuffle Teddy Wilson (solo piano):
i can't get started with you Bob Zurke and His Orchestra (featuring: Bob Zurke, pno.):
hobson street blues Dorothy Ashby Trio (featuring: Dorothy Ashby, harp):
li'l darlin' Bob Crosby's Bob Cats (Y. Lawson, tpt.; W. Smith, trb.; M. Matlock, cl.; E. Miller, ten.; B. Zurke, pno.; N. Lamare, guit.; B. Haggart, bass; R. Bauduc, drs.):
stumbling The Bob Crosby Orchestra (Solos: Billy Butterfield, tpt.; Matty Matlock, cl.; Eddie Miller, ten.; Ray Bauduc, drs. Arr.: Bob Haggart):
at the jazz band ball The Benny Goodman Trio (Benny Goodman, cl.; Teddy Wilson, pno.; Gene Krupa, drs.):
china boy The Benny Goodman Orchestra (Solos: Vido Musso, ten.; Ziggy Elman, tpt. Arr./Comp.: William Miller):
riffin' at the ritz
....more to come