Michael Guy - CDs and Books
pianist/composer & author

The debut CD by jazz pianist and composer Michael Guy of 33 years experience (see Bio) is a full 71' long CD consisting of one-half piano solos and one-half electric and acoustic group or quartet pieces. It even includes 2 vocal songs. It is the best of two CDs in one, with the group songs from an earlier mid 90s CD called JAZZ DANCE IMAGE never released of electric jazz with drums, bass, e. guitars, sax, horn and strings. 14 tracks of all original compositions.

 August Ocean Overture>

 Michael Guy> composer/performer all tracks! - piano, digital keyboards, sequencers, digital sampled instruments, voice>

CD = 71', 14 tracks, 12 instrumental jazz, 2 vocal songs  see: PLAYLIST

Description:
14 tracks of original compositions with jazz improvisation by pianist Michael Guy which includes layered voices of digital keyboards using strings, choir programs and occasional organ and guitar. The first 10 tracks of this CD feature new music recorded in the last few years featuring his piano solo work and most were recorded "live" to two tracks without editing as in a performance. A few like "Rebirth of the Cool" have overdubbed guitar and organ. The bass lines are often played by his left hand at the keyboard. The last 4 tracks feature full group and electric music from an earlier CD: JazzDANCEimage that was never released. These songs have drums, bass, guitars and keyboards. There are also 2 vocal songs on this album, one a slightly country flavored ballad with a rousing early Keith Jarrett styled piano accompaniment called "My Country" and the last track#14 is a jazz groove based vocal song for his baritone voice called "the Deep Abyss" - in all a lot of music in 71 minutes with each track partaking of the many stylistic influence to be found in contemporary jazz and fusion, including his considerable classical influence. All tracks composed and performed by Michael Guy

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OCEAN SUITE (13:51)1.Ocean Prelude 2.Sea Breeze in E minor 3.SeaBreeze in G 4.Suite: Ending>

5. BasStringBlues (2:23) 

6. Rebirth of the Cool (6:43)

7. My Country (vocal/piano) (4:57)

8. August Ocean Overture (piano solo) (3:17)

9. Prelude to: Big-Wave Rider> (digital) (3:46)

10. Big-Wave Rider (piano + digital) (10:38)

11. JazzDanceImage (electric & strings) (8:35)

12. Duke's Groove (quartet/ sax+horns) (3:59)

13. Orion Calling (electric New Age) (8:07)

                                                                                            14. the Deep Abyss (vocal/electric jazz) (4:48)

 © 2007 Michael A. Guy, JzCDz, all rights reserved

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In Memory Only> NEW! Coming Soon in 2009
release to be on> Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com
Digital distribution following in 2009 on CDbaby, iTunes, PayPlay

Michael Guy> composer/performer all tracks! - piano solos, synthesizer, digital keyboards,  digital sampled instruments (guitar, strings, vibes)>

  Two NEW  piano solos in a JAZZ AMERICANA style recorded in studio during July 2008 plus his most emotional, nostalgic song backings and synthesizer pieces recorded "In Memory" of his deceased family members during his long composing residence with them in the 1990's and up to 2005 while caring for his elderly parents. One 7' long improvisation features piano & synthesizer settings made to emulate old Appalachian Mountain music instruments and styles in song based melodies inspired by his love for old American mountain-folk music. It's called "The Old Apple Tree" - this is based on a lyric song he wrote to memorialize his parents passing in 2005. This CD includes short instrumental renditions of 2 of his best lyric songs in a country style: "The Farther Shore" & "I Wrote You a Letter" - Michael Guy is also an author/lyricist who in the 1990's has written many lyrical songs still to be published for piano & voice in both JAZZ & COUNTRY. Many will appear in his upcoming Song CD: "Across the Sea of Madess" -   This CD also contains the "upbeat" popular Jazz Groove composition "the Broken-Hearted Shuffle" recorded in studio featuring his piano solo and midi guitar solos. {Most fun piece I ever did in Jazz!} HEAR IT! at my Google Blog link below  The podcast premiered on his Authorsden.com site, his Google Blogger pages and his personal website "The Last Renaissance Man" in 2007 & 2008. see: PLAYLIST

  © 2005, 2008 Michael A. Guy, JzCDz, all rights reserved

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