The Jazz Piano of Kerry Politzer

The Samba Side

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:36:27 -0800

The third episode of The Jazz Piano of Kerry Politzer focuses on samba, and baiao, which is an infectious Northeastern Brazilian rhythm. We begin with Revelation, a piano/guitar samba, then continue with the upbeat Begin The Baiao, then the piano trio Simmer, another baiao called Tug Of War, two more sambas - Woodpecker and Twist of Samba, and finally Rhodes Rage, which is a tune that includes both samba and baiao rhythms at different points. All music is available for purchase at iTunes and Amazon.com. Thanks for listening and please enjoy!

The Swinging Side

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:28:50 -0800

The second episode of The Jazz Piano of Kerry Politzer is much more uptempo. We begin with Whim, a Monkish blues, then continue with Hya, a tune in 5 which features Andrew Rathbun on sax, a 12/8 tune called Propulsion, Super Ball, which is fast swing, a crazy little tune called Aardvark, a medium-up entitled Sparks, and finally Love Is In The Atmosphere, a jazz-funk tune with vocals from the latest CD, You Took Me In. All music is available for purchase at iTunes and Amazon.com. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy the music.

The Mellow Side

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:00:19 -0700

We begin this first episode with several tracks from my second CD, "Watercolor." First is the title track, then the solo Early Spring Chill. Next we hear "Waiting," a waltz with a solo piano intro, then "Green Light," a tune in 5. We continue with Waltz for Charlie, a tribute to jazz guru Charlie Banacos. (All of the previous tracks were recorded on a lovely Steinway at Peter Karl Studios.) Then we have the introspective ballads "The End" and "After The Smoke, Memories," from my third album, "Labyrinth," and we close out with "Piece For Charlie" from my first album,"Yearning." All music is available at Amazon.com , and you can find out more about it at my Website .