I’ve always felt that after the ‘Works’ albums, ELP should have explored an acoustic version of the trio. Well this is the closest I’ll ever come to hearing that vision. In my humble opinion, Keith Emerson was at his best behind an acoustic piano, and this recording demonstrates that. I only wish the maestro had continued his composing exploration - if he heard it in his head he could have written it down and let others perform it. Rest well, my friend, and thank you for this outstanding recording.
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Track Listings
1 | Vagrant |
2 | Creole Dance |
3 | Solitudinous |
4 | Broken Bough |
5 | A Cajun Alley |
6 | Prelude to Candice |
7 | A Blade of Grass |
8 | Outgoing Tide |
9 | Summertime |
10 | Interlude |
11 | Roll'n Jelly |
12 | B&W Blues |
13 | For Kevin |
14 | The Dreamer |
15 | Hammer It Out |
16 | Ballad for a Common Man |
17 | Barrelhouse Shakedown |
18 | Nilu's Dream |
19 | Soulscapes |
20 | Closer to Home |
21 | Honky Tonk Train Blues |
22 | Medley: Nicola/Silver Shoes/I'll See You in My Dreams |
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Digitally remastered edition of this 2002 release. Keith Emerson was the co-founder of The Nice and Emerson Lake And Palmer (ELP). Emerson Plays Emerson has been out of print for many years and is sought after by his strong core fanbase. This reissue uses a fresh transfer of the master tapes.
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- Product Dimensions : 5.59 x 4.92 x 0.47 inches; 4.09 ounces
- Manufacturer : Cherry Red
- Original Release Date : 2017
- Date First Available : July 25, 2017
- Label : Cherry Red
- ASIN : B0744TZDYM
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #137,446 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #61,948 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2021
- Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021I’ve been a fan of Keith Emerson almost 50 years now! Heard the debut Emerson Lake & Palmer LP and connected with the artistry of each band member combined and separately since; heard the Nice “Five Bridges Suite” shortly after; and have enjoyed other pre- and post-ELP stuff , especially Emerson’s.
An album of new solo compositions/performances (circa 2002), this is classic Emerson.
If you are a fan and you don’t have this yet, then get it now while it’s available.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2018Solid renditions of his catalog.....Definitely something big Emerson fans should own.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2021Always great to get additional Keith Emerson music for the library. Good mix of styles and tempos. Definitely not ELP but more like walking into a club and having him playing whatever he felt like. I enjoy it.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2017This title is being reissued by Cherry Red, due for release on 9/29/17, and is now available for pre-order here on Amazon. This re-release is advertised as "using a fresh transfer of the master tapes by ABBEY ROAD with a 2017 remaster".
- Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021Bravo, maestro!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2007This is fine set of recordings, which is well worth getting before it becomes unavailable. Apart from "Close to Home" which does appear to have some effects added to original the Piano sound, this is Keith Emerson playing his own grand Piano.
So if you like solo Piano (although there are a couple of Jazz Trio tracks as well), in a variety of different styles this is well worth buying. My favourite track is the duet with Oscar Peterson on Honky Tonk Train Blues.
Keiths own sleevenotes give a little insight into each track and the whole CD shows what a great talent the man is.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024This was released in 2005, and most of the tracks were recorded around then. Sound quality is mostly good but not excellent. On great CD, on my home stereo, it sounds like the piano is in the same room. You don't get that this CD. It is 63 minutes long.
The real standout here is Emerson playing with the Oscar Peterson big band in 1975. It almost makes this worth getting. The CD ends up with a home recording of Emerson when he was 14. The sound quality isn't that good...just barely listenable....but the performance is still interesting.
The rest of this CD is a mixture of musical styles...from classical, to Creole, to jazz, easy listening, whimsical, and rock. I find much of it to be boring and hard to sit through....like much of the Emerson, Lake and Palmer reunion albums.
I do like about a third of the music on this album. Afterall....he is Keith Emerson, who may have been the best keyboardist in the history of rock. I can never tire of listening to his versions of Hang on to a Dream with the Nice.
My version is from Italy. It comes with a booklet with the liner notes in three languages.
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- peterReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars great cd
love it
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LarryCReviewed in Italy on May 4, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Keith Emerson un Artista vero
Ho letteralmente consumato questo cd quando uscì nel 2002 e mi ritrovo ad acquistare la nuova uscita che differisce dalla precedente solo grazie al nuovo remastering, buono ma che non cambia sostanzialmente la qualità sonora che era già ottima all’epoca.
È un album particolare per chi apprezza Emerson perché qui l’artista si mette a nudo.
Solo lui e il pianoforte, mostrando con definitiva chiarezza il suo lato romantico senza però dimenticarsi delle eclettiche caratteristiche che lo contraddistinguono, qualità che messe assieme lo hanno reso inimitabile.
Emerson suona Emerson, titolo azzeccatissimo per un album pressoché dedicato al pianoforte acustico perché era proprio questo magico strumento al quale era solito affidarsi per liberare la sua geniale vena creativa, da grande compositore, con tanto di carta pentagrammata e matita per immortalare la sua ispirazione, visto che sapeva anche scrivere bene la musica.
In questo disco viene ribadita per l’ennesima volta la sua enorme cultura musicale, senza eguali nell’ambiente musicale in cui i giornalisti “musicologi” e “critici musicali” lo hanno inserito, ovvero il Progressive rock, presentando originali composizioni in perfetto stile jazz (a proposito qui è presente una versione dal vivo di Honky Tonk Train Blues tratta dal famoso duetto in tv con Oscar Peterson, un’autentica leggenda del pianismo Jazz che si accorse del grande talento di Emerson) e di sfornare perle in stile classico moderno o contemporaneo che col tempo hanno suscitato l’interesse di musicisti classici di livello internazionale, come per altro è stato dimostrato durante gli ultimi anni di carriera e di vita di Keith Emerson.
Soprattutto però ritengo che alcuni brani come Vagrant, A blade of grass, Close to home e altri qui contenuti, siano opere pianistiche di rara bellezza.. a dimostrazione che pur non essendo di fatto un jazzista o un musicista classico, Emerson era in grado di spaziare tra questi due generi basilari con padronanza e sapienza davvero stupefacenti.
Non potevano mancare le sue magistrali rivisitazioni, Creole Dance di Ginastera su tutti ma anche un notevole Summertime registrato in jazz trio.
Il tutto è condito da un bel libretto in cui i brani vengono descritti traccia per traccia da Emerson stesso, presentati in tre lingue (inglese, tedesco e italiano).
Ho letto nelle recensioni precedenti chi afferma che nelle registrazioni di questo album Emerson non soffriva ancora dei suoi disturbi (distonia focale) al braccio destro ma non è così… Sono presenti alcuni brani in cui si può notare una certa difficoltà di tocco e di fraseggio nella mano destra e altri in cui invece le sue mani viaggiano che è una meraviglia, alla Emerson! Ciò dimostra come in effetti i brani siano stati registrati in periodi di tempo totalmente differenti, considerando anche alcuni pezzi eseguiti dal vivo e l’ultima traccia presa addirittura dagli archivi di gioventù di Emerson!
Nota negativa riguardante il retro copertina del cd, che rispetto alla prima edizione presenta uno sfasamento dei numeri che non corrispondono ai titoli delle tracce.
In definitiva per i più distratti e per chi crede ancora che Keith Emerson fosse semplicemente il Jimi Hendrix dell’organo oppure uno dei pionieri del Moog , questo è un disco che rivela molto di più, ma non tutto, sulla caratura musicale di questo straordinario artista.
Disco da avere anche per chi non conosce Emerson ma ama il pianoforte
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unos800Reviewed in Japan on January 15, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars 全盛期の録音
最近のレビューが無いので、皆様への追記として。拳銃自殺で悲しい最後を迎える以前の、右手に異常が無い時代に録られた録音のオムニバスです。ジャズ、ロック、R&B、様々なテイストが味わえます。
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けちまるReviewed in Japan on February 6, 2022
4.0 out of 5 stars 玉石混淆の小品集
良くまあ、こんなに音源を寄せ集めましたね的なCD です。
が、50年前からの今は亡きKeith Emeson ファンとしては、つい買っちゃいますよね❗
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Alessandro CarusoReviewed in Italy on April 12, 2016
4.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo acquisto
Bellissima raccolta di motivi melodici in piano solo.
Pezzo irrinunciabile per gli amanti dell'artista.
I motivi sono originali e si discostano dai brani tipici degli ELP