Archive for Jim Walker
Mike Garson for Christmas!
Still looking for Christmas ideas? We’ve got one – Mike Garson! Not only is “Bowie Variations” a great idea for the Bowie fan in your life, you can also get the Sheet Music from Mike Garson for that pianist in your life! What’s better than sheet music and a recording from the arranger? Plus, if you order now, you could still get in on our Holiday Sale and get it the Bowie Variations in time…
Valentine’s Day is Approaching
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away. Do you have a gift for the special someone? Or perhaps you’re looking for a little background music for a romantic dinner? We have the perfect album suggestion for your celebration — Mike Garson and Jim Walker’s album “Pied Piper.” Music is always a perfect gift, but even if you’ve already got your gift, Pied Piper makes for a fantastic Valentine’s Day album. With track names like…
Pied Piper – Video
We just put this up on YouTube, but thought you might enjoy it here as well!
Jim Walker – Movie Star!
We’ve been talking a lot about what Mike Garson does away from Jazz, but he’s not the only performer on the Pied Piper release with versatility. Jim Walker might not be performing with hard rock bands (though he did play with Paul McCartney), but he’s also not only performing with orchestras. Jim walker has performed on over 600 movie soundtracks during his career. In fact, he might be the most widely-recorded flautist of all time!…
Pied Piper Review – Audiophile Audition
Here is a fantastic review of our new release “Pied Piper” from Audiophile Audition! Jim Walker, flute/Mike Garson, piano – Pied Piper – Reference Recordings (HDCD) RR-121 ***** Reference Recordings has been busy reissuing a few things from their catalog plus items on their new sub-label Fresh! This one is most unusual in that it originally was issued back in 1985 as a 45 rpm audiophile LP – with a different title…I have the 45…
New Release Day! – Pillow Book and Pied Piper
Two New Releases Pied PiperMike Garson/Jim WalkerRR-121 HDCD Crystalline-pure recording of soothing, meditative jazz! Jim Walker, flute and Mike Garson, piano perform 12 original Mike Garson compositions. Jim Walker is a dynamic jazz soloist, legendary orchestral and studio musician, and an inspiration to countless students worldwide. Mike Garson is best known as long-time music director for David Bowie and is perhaps the most versatile pianist working today. PIED PIPER is a new high resolution HDCD…
Have We Mentioned We’re Excited for Next Week?
Have we mentioned we’re excited for next week (Tuesday to be specific)? Well, if you haven’t caught on yet — we are! So today, because we’re too excited to write anything, we’re just giving you videos!Mike Garson and the Mike Garson Quartet performs his piece “Admiration” The Curios playing “Pickle” which is on Pillow Book!
Digipaks
As we stated yesterday, both of our new upcoming albums will be released in eco-friendly Digipaks! What are Digipaks? Well, today we’re going to tell you! Digipak is a patent style of CD or DVD packaging. It comes in a gate fold (or tri-fold) paperboard binding, rather than in oil-based plastic. Most Digipaks are made of Recycled paper and packaging, but again, the biggest benefit is that they use less plastic. And a big note…
One Week Away!!!
We are ONE WEEK from releasing two major albums! Both are so exciting in their own right that it is hard to choose which to talk about first! Also exciting is that these albums have something for our eco-conscious fans. Both of these albums will be in eco-friendly Digipaks, so you’ll have a little different look on your RR shelf! Did we mention that in ONE WEEK (9/14) we will be releasing the first album…
Jim Walker – Videos Galore!
As we move down these wonderfully fun new playlists on the Reference Recordings Youtube Channel, today we get to introduce you to the wonderful flautist Jim Walker who appears on our upcoming release “Pied Piper” with pianist Mike Garson.
Upcoming Release Videos
On Monday and Tuesday we told you about TWO NEW RELEASES for September 14th, so today we’re getting you ready by sharing the talents of these musicians! Our first release on FRESH! From Reference Recordings will be “Pillow Book” by The Curios:The Curios – “Kiss and Tell”We will also be releasing a new Jazz album featuring flautist Jim Walker and pianist Mike Garson on the album “Pied Piper.”Jim Walker performs “Vanilla Sky” with Paul McCartney…
Upcoming New Jazz Release – Pied Piper
We’ve been hinting at it for awhile, but today we’re telling you straight out, we’ve got a new Jazz release coming out next month (9/14) featuring Mike Garson on piano and Jim Walker on the flute in a crystalline-pure recording of soothing, meditative jazz called PIED PIPER (RR-121)! The album will feature 12 original Mike Garson compositions, new high resolution digital remastering, and an eco-friendly digipak! For those that aren’t familiar with Jim Walker, he’s…