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ADAM SWANSON Jazz Nocturne Rivermont BSW-2231 Adam Swanson is one of today's foremost pianists specializing in the lush piano stylings of the 1920s and 1930s. Jazz Nocturne offers a scintillating program of favorites and obscurities of the art deco era, from songs associated with Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo to tuneful medleys from 1930s filmusicals to jazz-flavored "classical" works by James P. Johnson, George Gershwin, and Dana Suesse. Swanson plays his own virtuosic arrangements with ease and sophistication, making this a perfect disc for critical listening or your next Jazz Age dinner party. The disc includes a deluxe 16-page color booklet with rare photographs, sheet music covers, and detailed notes by the artist. 78 minutes. US $16.00 Your order will be processed by PayPal. Click on the buttons to hear full-quality audio samples of selected tracks. 1. Malagueña 2. Jazz Nocturne 3. Russ Columbo Medley: You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love / Prisoner of Love 4. My Bluebird's Singing the Blues 5. Jane Withers Medley: Keep That Twinkle in Your Eye / In Our Little Shanty of Dreams / Uncle Tom's Cabin Is a Cabaret 6. College Humor Medley: Learn to Croon / Down the Old Ox Road / Moonstruck 7. Double or Nothing Medley: All You Want to Do Is Dance / The Moon Got in My Eyes / It's the Natural Thing to Do 8. Doctor Rhythm Medley: On the Sentimental Side / This is My Night to Dream / My Heart is Taking Lessons 9. Toronto Blues 10. Cumberland Stroll 11. Afternoon of a Black Faun 12. Deep Purple 13. Yamekraw: Negro Rhapsody 14. George Gershwin Medley Credits: Recording engineer: Adam Swanson / Mastering: Bryan Wright / Liner notes: Adam Swanson / Cover photograph: Carl Geers