Body And Soul

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#		Title	Length
1		I Can't Give You Anything But Love	4:00	Play
2		Exactly Like You	3:01	Play
3		A Hoagy For Dave	3:35	Play
4		Body And Soul	5:10	Play
5		'Deed I Do	2:27	Play
6		Serendipity Blues	5:35	Play
7		Nature Song	4:48	Play
8		Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me	3:06	Play
9		Pure Imagination	4:24	Play
10		Satin Doll	4:12	Play
11		Rosetta	2:36	Play
12		Mean To Me	2:54	Play
13		She Never Says Goodbye	5:39	Play
14		Memories Of You	4:18	Play

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Description

Jason Myers third album Body And Soul is solo piano that anyone can enjoy. It includes four of Myers originals as well as his usual fare of jazz standards from the 1930's and 1940s.

I Cant Give You Anything But Love, Exactly Like You, 'Deed I Do and Rosetta capture Myers fun-loving style with up-beat tempos that are peppered with walking bass lines and stride pianoa trademark of Jasons unique piano stylings.

A Hoagy For Dave is a Myers original dedicated to his hero on piano, Dave McKenna. Myers says, There hasnt been any piano player in my life that inspires me more than Dave. He is the only player that I can listen to all day long without tiring. The first McKenna album I really listened to was A Celebration Of Hoagy Carmichael. A Hoagy For Dave came out of that.

Body And Soul has been recorded so many times one wonders why anyone would attempt itagain. But Jason proves it is worth his effort as his sensitivity and personal touch shines through.

Serendipity Blues is just that. After a long day of recording, Jason told the engineer he wanted to just doodle a bit to clear his mind. Fortunately, producer Maye Cavallaro instructed the engineer to keep the record button on and this improvised blues was born.

Nature Song shows a more contemporary side of Myers than the usual standards repertoire that he has become known for. A waltz with a dream-like melody and carefree innocence renders images of a child spinning around while looking up at the clouds.

From the Duke Ellington Songbook Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me is Jasons sassy interpretation showing his appreciation of the irony in the lyrics Ive been seen with someone new/but does that mean, that Ive been untrue?

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory gave us the theme Pure Imagination. Myers rendition allows the listener to revisit the first time when the guests of Willy Wonka get their first glimpse inside the factory walls.

In Satin Doll, another Ellington favorite, Myers stretches a bit and really lets loose. Especially in the second chorus of the solo where he doubles up the time ending the solo with a quote from Take the A Train.

Mean To Me seems to come right out of vaudeville. Even the intro seems vaudevillian. Myers says, I had been using this intro for years and wasnt sure where I had heard it. I didnt realize until recently that Tommy Flanagan had used it for What Am I Here For on one of his albums.

She Never Says Goodbye is one of Jasons more introspective tunes. A sense of melancholy surrounds the tune with the somber tone of unrequited love.

Memories of You a Eubie Blake tune popularized by Benny Goodman finishes off the album. Myers has a couple of six degrees connections to Benny Goodman. Steve Allen, who collaborated with Jason, played Benny Goodman in the movie The Benny Goodman Story. Second, one of Jasons regular bass players, Al Obidinski, performed with Goodman from 1979 to 1981.