Davell Crawford - Gentle Soul - The Music of Aretha Franklin for Solo Piano (2024) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Davell Crawford
Title: Gentle Soul - The Music of Aretha Franklin for Solo Piano
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: Steinway & Sons
Genre: Classical Piano
Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz
Total Time: 01:00:28
Total Size: 228 / 923 mb
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TracklistTitle: Gentle Soul - The Music of Aretha Franklin for Solo Piano
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: Steinway & Sons
Genre: Classical Piano
Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz
Total Time: 01:00:28
Total Size: 228 / 923 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
02. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
03. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
04. Don't Play That Song (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
05. Ain't No Way (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
06. You're All I Need to Get By (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
07. Dr. Feelgood (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
08. Respect - Oh Me Oh My (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
09. Day Dreaming (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
10. Precious Memories (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
11. West Side Story: Somewhere (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
12. Love All the Hurt Away (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
13. Until You Come Back to Me (Arr. for Piano by Davell Crawford)
Singer and pianist Davell Crawford continues the New Orleans piano tradition begun by musicians like Professor Longhair and James Booker. Crawford is the grandson of 1950s R&B star James "Sugar Boy" Crawford. His debut record, Let Them Talk (1995, Rounder Records), amply demonstrates his gospel, R&B and jazz influences. His gift for ballad singing is on display in full force, and he's accompanied by some of the Crescent City's top musicians, including drummer Herman Ernest III and saxophonist Alvin "Red" Tyler.
Crawford has been playing piano since he was seven and first toured Europe in his early teens. Although Crawford didn't know his grandfather was a musician, the elder Crawford did give a set of keyboards to him when he was 11. Like other young New Orleans musicians, Crawford brings a synthesis of styles (i.e., funk, gospel, and R&B) to his piano playing, songwriting and singing. His recordings include 1995's Let Them Talk, 1996's Just Friends, 1998's B-3 and Me and 1999's Love Like Yours and Mine.