GARY FARR: Movin' Thru L.A.

Gary Farr

Movin' Thru L.A.

© 2007 GARY FARR (683043000239)

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Smooth to cool to funky jazz pianist Gary Farr kicks out another toe tappin' CD.

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Gary glides over his keys on this CD dedicated to the lifestyle and people of LA. This piano based musical journey is filled with brass overtones and strings arrangements supported with smooth to funky jazz rhythms. Guest artist Ron Fattorusso plays on a few tracks letting his sax be known!

Pianist and composer Gary Farr has produced and recorded on several different records and CD's. LOST being the first jazz CD released but not the first to be recorded.
Gary and his quintet performed and debuted the LOST CD at
Sunfest in Palm Beach Florida back on May 1, 1999. The original band started recording in 1995. One of Gary's last projects as producer and musician is the successful smooth jazz CD "Up All Night" featuring saxophonist Ron
Fattorusso released in 2004. As a pianist he has been inspired by many jazz greats. To name a few; Oscar
Peterson, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Thelonious Monk. As a composer, Gary has been influenced by jazz, classical, pop and film composers from Bach to the Beatles, from John Coltrane to John Williams.
"I enjoy writing different styles of music whether I'm playing the music myself or writing for other musicians. With today's computers and technology a composer's boundaries are endless. Music writing continues to be exciting and challenging." - Gary

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  • Call it New Age Jazz. Call it wonderful!!
    author: Doug Morris, Indie Music Appreciation Group

    I've loved Gary's New Age albums "Lost" & "To Be Free", and now I've found a whole new dimension to this fantastic musician. Not being a real "jazz fan", I wasn't sure I'd like this album. That was before I heard it!! Wow, what a great album! A real mix of music styles and I guess that fits the title because Los Angeles is a city of a real mix of styles, cultures, and heritages. Some of these tracks are what I would call 'cool jazz', some are what I would call 'easy listening/piano bar music' and some are what I would call New Age Jazz. All of the tracks are composed by Gary Farr and he plays all the piano, keyboard and the string/horn arrangements. He even throws in some sound effects like train sounds, squealing car tires, wind sounds, etc. Favorite tracks? All of them! Seriously, there aren't any bad tracks or tracks you skip over to get to something else. That said, yes I do have a favorite, and it's the 8th track, titled "Romance In Beverly Hills" which starts out as a solo piano performance by a master of the piano. After about a minute of piano solo, Gary brings in an arrangement of soft strings which accompany the piano for 30 seconds, then back to solo piano, then the strings return with a string bass and finally, about 3:30 into the piece, the strings and bass are joined by a soft trumpet, all backing up that truly fantastic piano! Oh my, what great music! Another of my favorites is "The Colors Of Malibu" and I really can't explain why; it just seemed to hit a magic vibe in me. As I said, all of these tracks are really good and each is entirely different, involving different tempos, different instrumentation, different styles and moods. It really doesn't matter whether you are a fan of cool jazz, new age, piano, easy listening, or if you just want something that will relax you and entertain you at the same time, this is an album you should own!

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