Chris Padilla/Blog / Piano
Ebony and Ivory...
Here are some common themes that you can explore:
Moonlight In Vermont
Telegraph cables, they sing down the highway,
And travel each bend in the road~
No recording more magical than Louis and Ella.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
A Little Tear
The Sarah Vaughan recording of this is absolute magic, my goodness.
Dindi
Sky, so vast is the sky, with far away clouds just wandering by~
Where do they go? Oh I don't know...
Angel Eyes
'Scuse me while I disappear~ 🌫️
All the Things You Are Chord Melody
My first swing at chord melody! Love this tune even more on guitar.
Sonny Rollins – Oleo
Today I learned that this jazz standard is named after margarine. Yum!
Antônio Carlos Jobim – Once I Loved... Continued!
Finishing out this bossa 🏝️
Antônio Carlos Jobim – Once I Loved
Because love is the saddest thing when it goes away~
Jimmy Van Heusen – Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Hoagy Carmichael – Skylark
Lucy Knows We'll Be Together Again...
My pup and I missed each other while I was in Chicago this week!
Raymond Hubbell – Poor Butterfly
🦋 Adding color with those chord extensions!
Carl Fischer – We'll Be Together Again
No tears, no fears. Remember, there's always tomorrow... ~
Had the pleasure of playing this beautiful piano just outside of the Frisco Discovery Center:
Shirō Sagisu – Rei 1
From Neon Genesis Evangelion! So mysterious. Who is Rei? What is her DEAL even???