Jazzical

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Jazzical
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Studio album by
Released1982
Recorded1982
Genre Jazz, Classical
Length55:26
Label Reference
Producer Mike Garson
Mike Garson chronology
Avant Garson
(1979)
Jazzical
(1982)
Serendipity
(1986)

Jazzical is the second solo album by jazz pianist Mike Garson. [1] [2] It was released in 1982. [3]

Contents

Background

The expression "jazzical" was first used by Charles Mingus as the title of his two-part album Jazzical Moods (1955). "Jazzical" connotes a blend of jazz and classical musics, as does the musical theory third stream.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Jazzical Suite"9:26
2."Melancholy"8:10
3."Reverie"2:54
4."Umpires"3:20
5."Reflections"4:47
6."You’re One Of A Kind"3:40
7."Prelude #4 In E Minor"4:20
8."Song For Thee"4:20


Personnel

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References

  1. "Ex-Spider From Mars to Invoke Liberace's..." Los Angeles Times. December 29, 1989.
  2. Slapper, Clifford (May 1, 2018). Bowie's Piano Man: The Life of Mike Garson. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781617137389 via Google Books.
  3. "Mike Garson - Discography". www.mikegarson.com. 28 May 2021.