Oxnard Sessions, Vol. 1 | ||||
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Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Jazz, Classical | |||
Length | 62:00 | |||
Label | MG&A | |||
Producer | Mike Garson | |||
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Oxnard Sessions, Vol. 1 is the sixth solo album by jazz pianist Mike Garson. It was released in 1990. [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Without Self" | Mike Garson | 9:26 |
2. | "Nothin’ to Do Blues" | M. Garson | 5:35 |
3. | "Tenderly" | Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence | 3:49 |
4. | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar | 6:00 |
5. | "Spontaneity" | Mike Garson, Susan Garson | 5:38 |
6. | "Solar" | Miles Davis | 6:32 |
7. | "Sweet and Lovely" | Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias | 7:43 |
8. | "Oh, Lady Be Good" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 5:46 |
9. | "Nothin’ to Do Blues (alternate take)" | M. Garson | 7:17 |
10. | "Sweet And Lovely (alternate take)" | Arnheim, LeMare, Tobais | 7:13 |
11. | "Tenderly (alternate take)" | Gross, Lawrence | 4:06 |
12. | "Spontaneity (alternate take)" | M. Garson, S. Garson | 6:40 |
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