Shorthanded by Lance Anderson (mp3 download)
$9.99
Shorthanded is two-fisted piano playing. I’m playing “shorthanded” without my usual backing band but with this recording at 73 minutes of Rockin’ the 88s and “tickling the ivories” the listener is not short changed either!
Track List:
1. Shorthanded Stomp
2. Mac’s Bounce
3. Freedom’s Lament
4. Ain’t Gonna Leave
5. Rockin’ Pneumonia
6. Blue Devil
7. Count Me in Stride
8. Op’s Boogie
9. New Orleans Blues
10. Mess Around
11. Spann’s Boogie
12. Louisiana Alibi
13. Lady Pete
14. Mambo Jambo
15. Make It Real Mambo
16. Tipitina
17. Yancey Special
18. C Roll Blues
19. Been a Long Day Blues
Description
Lance Anderson: Shorthanded
I spend most of my time as a session keyboardist and composer/arranger. My compositional credits include T.V. Film and orchestral works.
With Shorthanded, I got to play some of my favourite tunes, and showcase the compositions I play when I am hired to play festivals as a Blues piano artist. The piano is recorded in a unique way which puts the listener on the piano bench next to the player. I didn’t want the listener to feel like they were out in the audience listening to a concert, which is how most piano CDs are recorded. I wanted to recreate what the piano sounds like to me, the player. It’s right in your face. I think we succeeded in capturing what it sounds like to be at the piano.
I play a number of original compositions and five standards all based in the Blues tradition. Some, like Tipitina, Louisiana Alibi, Mac’s Bounce and Rockin’ Pneumonia are in the N’Orleans R&B style made famous by James Booker, Professor Longhair, Huey Piano Smith and Dr. John. A few are outright boogies like O.P.s Boogie, the Mess Around and Spann’s Boogie and yet others are hard to classify, gospel-tinged stomps like Shorthanded Stomp, Count Me In Stride and the C Roll Blues. There is also Lady Pete a musical jazz tribute to Oscar Peterson. Shorthanded is two-fisted piano playing. I’m playing “shorthanded” without my usual backing band but with this recording at 73 minutes of Rockin’ the 88s and “tickling the ivories” the listener is not short changed either!