Gymnopédie No. 1 by Satie

Gymnopédie No. 1

by Erik Satie

Minimalist piano piece
by French composer Erik Satie.
Part of a set of three Gymnopédies.
Simple, melancholic, tranquil.
Interesting harmonic structure.
Precursor to ambient music.
Wiki link here.

Bach's Partita No.3 in E Major for Violin

Bach's Partita No. 3 for Violin in E Major

Originally written for solo violin.
Exquisite, well-balanced and calming.

Six movements.

Three movements transcribed for piano by Rachmaninoff:

Prelude, Gavotte, Gigue.
Very skilfully transcribed.
Interesting voicing and harmonic structure.
Maintains the essence and character of the original composition.

Wiki entry here.

Le Pas Espagnol

Le Pas Espagnol

 Last movement of the Dolly Suite by Gabriel Fauré.
Energetic and catchy.

Originally written for four hands on piano.
Wiki entry here.

Arthur and Lucas Jussen - Piano Duet (2010)

Spectrasonics Keyscape

Spectrasonics Keyscape

Demo by various artistes (2016)
including
 Cory Henry  -  1:10   5:50   19:42
Greg Phillinganes  -  3:57   11:42
Zac Rae   -    8:37

Transcriptions of Cory Henry's playing above
by Nathan Ford

Transcriptions of Greg Phillanges' playing above

by Nathan Ford

Pure Imagination

Pure Imagination

From the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Composed by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.
A catchy confectionery reverie.
II-V-I structure with interesting chromatic moves in melody line. 

Wiki entry here.

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Gene Wilder - Vocals (1971)

From the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

The classic.

NAMM

NAMM

Annual Trade Show of the National Association of Music Merchants
Wiki entry here.

 Some very impressive jam sessions on keyboards.
Featuring clips by the immensely talented Cory Henry of Snarky Puppy.





Highlight

Cory Henry and Nick Semrad - NORD (NAMM 2016)
I Don't Feel No Ways Tired
Cory Henry on Nord C2D Organ, Nick Semrad on Nord 3 Piano
Amazing two-keyboard combination.
Tight chordwork by Nick.
Exhilarating riffs by Cory.
Look out for interesting structural shifts from 3:06.

Have You Met Miss Jones?

Have You Met Miss Jones? 

Jazz standard, published in 1937.

Originally written for a musical comedy.

Music written by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart

Many interesting chord changes. 

A favourite piece for jazz improvisations.
Wiki entry here.