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In My Room

Larry Goldings

In My Room

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Format: CD
Label: Challenge Records
UPC: 0608917332223
Catnr: CR 73322
Release date: 31 August 2011
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Challenge Records
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0608917332223
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CR 73322
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31 August 2011
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The challenge one faces when interpreting iconic songs like "In My Room," "All I Want" or "Here, There and Everywhere" is that there is no way to improve on the original recordings, each one, so perfect, so personal. This, then poses the question, "Why even record them at all?" I guess the answer, in the words of my good friend Richard Goodman, is that one must find a way to "bring the songs into one's own room." I attempted to accomplish this here, while still trying to maintain the purity of the songs as they were originally written and performed. The exception to this approach is my rendering of The Zombies' "A Rose For Emily." Here, I simply wanted to pay tribute to the original recording, but as an instrumental piece. No harmonies were changed, and the arrangement is based on the one heard on their (under-appreciated) album, "Odyssey and Oracle." (Larry Goldings in the linernotes)
The challenge one faces when interpreting iconic songs like "In My Room," "All I Want" or "Here, There and Everywhere" is that there is no way to improve on the original recordings, each one, so perfect, so personal. This, then poses the question, "Why even record them at all?" I guess the answer, in the words of my good friend Richard Goodman, is that one must find a way to "bring the songs into one's own room." I attempted to accomplish this here, while still trying to maintain the purity of the songs as they were originally written and performed. The exception to this approach is my rendering of The Zombies' "A Rose For Emily." Here, I simply wanted to pay tribute to the original recording, but as an instrumental piece. No harmonies were changed, and the arrangement is based on the one heard on their (under-appreciated) album, "Odyssey and Oracle." (Larry Goldings in the linernotes)

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Larry Goldings

With his signature Hammond organ style and versatility on many keyboards, Boston native Larry Goldings (b. 1968) has traversed not only the wide spectrum of jazz where he is perhaps best known, but also the worlds of funk, pop, and alternative music. High in demand as a sideman, Goldings' sound can be heard on scores of albums by artists in virtually every musical genre. In recent years, his distinctive playing has graced the albums of Christina Aguilera, Walter Becker, Solomon Burke, Tracy Chapman, De La Soul, Robben Ford, Steve Gadd, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock, Jesse Harris, Colin Hay, India.Arie, Al Jarreau, Norah Jones, John Mayer, Madeleine Peyroux, John Pizzarelli, David Sanborn, Sia, Luciana Souza, and many others. Goldings has collaborated closely, on...
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With his signature Hammond organ style and versatility on many keyboards, Boston native Larry Goldings (b. 1968) has traversed not only the wide spectrum of jazz where he is perhaps best known, but also the worlds of funk, pop, and alternative music. High in demand as a sideman, Goldings' sound can be heard on scores of albums by artists in virtually every musical genre.
In recent years, his distinctive playing has graced the albums of Christina Aguilera, Walter Becker, Solomon Burke, Tracy Chapman, De La Soul, Robben Ford, Steve Gadd, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock, Jesse Harris, Colin Hay, India.Arie, Al Jarreau, Norah Jones, John Mayer, Madeleine Peyroux, John Pizzarelli, David Sanborn, Sia, Luciana Souza, and many others.
Goldings has collaborated closely, on the road and in the studio, with such artists as Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Maceo Parker, Madeleine Peyroux, John Scofield, and James Taylor. Taylor's retrospective album, One Man Band (Hear Music), represents the culmination of two and a half year worldwide tour, with Goldings as Mr. Taylor's sole collaborator/accompanist, or "one man band." The album, which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), features an original composition by Larry entitled "School Song." As a leader, Larry has released 15 albums, many of which feature his long time organ trio with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart. This group is widely recognized for charting new ground, with the musicians' synergistic playing and their hard-swinging, yet very thoughtful, music. In 2007, Larry (alongside John Scofield and Jack DeJonnette) received a Best Jazz Album Grammy nomination for their recording, Trio Beyond - Saudades (ECM).
In the past decade, Goldings has become increasingly known as a composer, arranger, and producer. Goldings' compositions have been recorded by Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Dorough, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, Curtis Stigers, Jane Monheit, Gaby Moreno and Sia Furler, among others. His songs and arrangements also appear in the films Space Cowboys, Proof, and Funny People. Goldings is a featured performer in the 2009 Clint Eastwood documentary, The Dream's on Me, playing original arrangements of several classic Johnny Mercer tunes on piano and Hammond organ. Also sought out by the advertising world, Larry has written music for Amtrak, Time Warner Cable, and others.
Current projects include his recent album, When Larry Met Harry (Cafe Society Records), featuring sax great Harry Allen. In May, Goldings released a solo piano record, In My Room (BFM Jazz), exploring songs by Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, The Zombies, Stephen Foster, Abdullah Ibrahim and others. It also includes new compositions, and prepared piano improvisations.

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