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The More You Know
Big Round Records

The More You Know

$16.99

Details

Composer
CHOPIN DIETZ ORBISON
Artist
Ron Paley
Format
CD
Label
Big Round Records
Released
Mar 09, 2018
Catalog #
BR8951
UPC
636160195913

About

Exuberant and exciting is the Big Round Records debut of big band pianist and composer Ron Paley. This is not "just another pops album." Paley's work is cool, clever, and ridiculously fun. Seven of the ten tracks on The More You Know are completely composed, arranged, and performed by Ron Paley. "Theme" is energetic, exploring elements of upbeat jazz and classic boogie woogie. Fast-paced, too, is "U of M" where the artist/composer delves into the genres of gospel and rock as well-surprising the listener at the end with his impressive talent for percussing vocally. "A Beautiful Soul," and "P&Q" are exquisite jazz ballads that are par with the perfection of those Weill, Porter, or Gershwin. This is demonstrated, too, in Paley's Ballad Trilogy. "Listen to the Sound," explores the rhythmic character inherent in Latin dance genres. The title track, "The More You Know," is fresh and improvisatory. Paley's mash-up arrangement of Dietz and Schwartz's "Alone Together" an Orbison's "Pretty Woman," is the most experimental track on the album and demonstrates Paley's gift for transforming the expected into something altogether new. Paley's arrangement of Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers," is a lounge treat, unlike any other interpretation of the favorited Nutcracker tune. Paley brings the same sort of originality to his fabulous arrangement of Chopin's Prelude in C-Minor, which concludes this treasure of a recording.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Theme 04:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Theme
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Ron Paley
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  2. 2 U Of M 04:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    U Of M
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Ron Paley
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  3. 3 A Beautiful Soul 02:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    A Beautiful Soul
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Ron Paley
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  4. 4 P and Q 03:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    P and Q
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Ron Paley
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  5. 5 The Nutcracker, Op. 71: VIII. Valse des fleurs (arr. R. Paley for piano) 07:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Nutcracker, Op. 71: VIII. Valse des fleurs (arr. R. Paley for piano)
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  6. 6 Listen to the Sound 04:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Listen to the Sound
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Ron Paley
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  7. 7 Alone Together - Pretty Woman 07:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Alone Together - Pretty Woman
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Howard Dietz, Roy Orbison, Arthur Schwartz
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  8. 8 Ballad Trilogy 04:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ballad Trilogy
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Ron Paley
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  9. 9 The More Your Know 07:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    The More Your Know
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Ron Paley
    Performer
    Ron Paley
  10. 10 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor (arr. R. Paley for piano) 04:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor (arr. R. Paley for piano)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Ron Paley