Disklavier

Hi there 
As a great fan of the disklavier for a great number of years I am at 
times really dissapointed with the recordings that we can buy,I find 
that there are repeated tunes on many discs or own compositions which 
leave a lot to be desired! As we all know the disklavier is a 
wonderful instrument and it seem a waste of a good instrument not to 
be played well! there were some Ralph Suttons recordings which were 
pure stride which were excellent, another person who played really 
well was called Kevin Cole (I'm from uk,and have not come across this 
pianist)its a shame that we we have not got any recordings from the 
U.K and Yamaha don't seemed bothred about pushing or selling these 
pianos in the U.K! I have to go to London to buy discs (I live in 
Buxton derbyshire!) or order them on the yamaha site. Do you all have 
the same feelings as me? or any I gettting "grumpy in my old age? 
(I'm 46!) happy playing stephen

My god that IS old.

All the best Stephen

Midi Magic



--- In disklavier@y..., "stephen" <stephenb000@h...> wrote:
> Hi there 
> As a great fan of the disklavier for a great number of years I am 
at 
> times really dissapointed with the recordings that we can buy,I 
find 
> that there are repeated tunes on many discs or own compositions 
which 
> leave a lot to be desired! As we all know the disklavier is a 
> wonderful instrument and it seem a waste of a good instrument not 
to 
> be played well! there were some Ralph Suttons recordings which were 
> pure stride which were excellent, another person who played really 
> well was called Kevin Cole (I'm from uk,and have not come across 
this 
> pianist)its a shame that we we have not got any recordings from the 
> U.K and Yamaha don't seemed bothred about pushing or selling these 
> pianos in the U.K! I have to go to London to buy discs (I live in 
> Buxton derbyshire!) or order them on the yamaha site. Do you all 
have 
> the same feelings as me? or any I gettting "grumpy in my old age? 
> (I'm 46!) happy playing stephen

Stephen

I am older than you by about 20 years and I have got both Ralph Sutton midi 
discs. I too, am very disappointed in the lack of stride piano discs 
available both free ones on the internet and commercial ones.  There are 
still many excellent stride pianists about, both in England and America, but 
very few have recorded on midi-discs.  Can anyone help us?

From a would-be stide pianist
Colin Bray