Just A Step Away

Percussive Notes, October 1998 by Lisa Rogers
John Mark Piper's compact disc recording "Just A Step Away" is a masterpiece of virtuosity and musical sensitivity. Piper's accurate and sensitive touch on the vibraphone can be heard in every note...Two of my favorite selections on Piper's recording are "Amazing Grace" and "Just A Step Away." "Amazing Grace" starts with a simple statement of the familiar melody, but shortly changes in texture and sound providing a stirring rendition. "Just A Step Away" is published by Studio 4 Music. The published solo includes the written solo and chord changes for improvisation as well as a separate lead sheet, allowing a performer to play the piece as a solo or within a small ensemble or combo setting. Piper's instructions, mallet dampening and pedaling markings, and stickings are clear and concise.

Product Description
A beautiful solo vibraphone recording that captures the pure sound of this magnificent instrument. Piper's flawless technique on the vibraphone can be heard in every note. All arrangements are by Piper for solo vibraphone, and many of the works were written by Piper, including: "Spring Valley Kids" "Stigmata" "Just A Step Away" "Spot" "Where Do Dreams Go?" and "Conflicting Goodbyes." Other selections on the recording are: "Very Early" by Bill Evans, "Turn Out the Stars" by bill Evans and Gene Lees, "Amazing Grace" and "Beautiful Love."

Just A Step Away

Just A Step Away,John Mark Piper

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The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2 Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000AHEU8 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. It's A Lovely Day Today/Blue Skies
2. Maybe Its Because I Love/I Got Lost
3. You'd Be Surprised/I'll See You In Cuba
4. Always/Remember
5. Shaking The Blues/Play A Simple/Alexander's
6. Here's No Business/Got The Sun/Girl I Marry
7. Say It Will Music/Cheek To Cheek
8. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow/ Now It Can Be Told
9. This Year's Kisses/Be Careful! Its My Heart
10. Lady Of The Evening/ Better Luck Next Time
11. Steppin' Out With My Baby/ You're Just In Love
12. Let's Face The Music/Say It Isn't So
13. How Deep Is The Ocean/I Never Had A Chance
14. Change Partners/Mandy
15. You Can't Brush Me/Everybody Step/Waiting At The End
16. Soft Lights/They Say It's Wonderful
17. Puttin' On The Ritz/Marie
18. I've Got My Love To Keep Me/Top Hat
19. What'll I Do/All Alone
20. A Pretty Girl/Isn't This A Lovely Day
21. Lazy/I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep
22. I'm Playing With Fire/Let's Have Another Cup
23. Heat Wave/Let Yourself Go
24. The Piccoline/No Strings

Album Description

Full Title - The Columbia Albums Of Irving Berlin Vols. 1 & 2. Composer, conductor, arranger Frank DeVol scored more than fifty movies and is best known as the composer for the theme songs for the TV series 'My Three Sons', 'The Brady Bunch' and 'Family Affair'. In the 1940s DeVol was an arranger for Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Rudy Vallee, Vic Damone and Doris Day. Frank DeVol received multiple Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his extensive body of work. Irving Berlin's medleys featured are 'Always/Remember', 'A Pretty Girl/Isn't It A Lovely Day' and 'Say It With Music/Cheek To Cheek'. 24 tracks. Collectables 2003.

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Just a Step Away Brad Kelsey ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000G8PK06 Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. Latin Lady
2. Baby I've Been
3. Blues Daddy's Blues
4. Wah Wah Willy
5. Love Again
6. My My
7. Nostalgic Things
8. Nasty Weather
9. Once I Lived
10. Straight Crazy
11. See You This Morning
12. Just a Step Away

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Operatic Recital Manufacturer: Supraphon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000521X0 Release Date: 2000-11-21

Average customer rating: Surpassing musicality Best of the new contemporary vibests! The Definitive Solo Vibraphone Recording!

Just A Step Away ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Jazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004S894 Release Date: 1998-06-01

Tracks:

1. Spring Valley Kids
2. Very Early
3. Stigmata
4. Just A Step Away
5. Turn Out The Stars
6. Amazing Grace
7. Where Do Dreams Go?
8. Beautiful Love
9. Spot
10. Conflicting Goodbyes

Album Description

A beautiful solo vibraphone recording that captures the pure sound of this magnificent instrument. Piper's flawless technique on the vibraphone can be heard in every note. All arrangements are by Piper for solo vibraphone, and many of the works were written by Piper, including: "Spring Valley Kids" "Stigmata" "Just A Step Away" "Spot" "Where Do Dreams Go?" and "Conflicting Goodbyes." Other selections on the recording are: "Very Early" by Bill Evans, "Turn Out the Stars" by bill Evans and Gene Lees, "Amazing Grace" and "Beautiful Love."

Customer Reviews:

Surpassing musicality.......2001-06-25

This CD gives many examples of stellar musicianship. John Mark Piper plays well beyond the notes on the page. Every song is different, and they each have their own story to tell. He is able to reach out to people through his music, which takes an encredible amount of talent and dedication to accomplish. His tone quality on each song is outstanding. The dampening technique he uses lets the melody sing out. He plays difficult pieces, and adds his own personality to them not only by writing them himself, but by improving them by playing them a little differently everytime he performs. He is an amazing performer and vibist which set this CD up for success before he had begun recording. I recommend this CD to any and all musicians who come across it.

Best of the new contemporary vibests!.......2000-06-29

Warning! This CD is not a rehash of an old approach. Piper takes solo vibraphone to a new and different level. His style is sensitive, rhythmic and highly listenable. He plays for the music. Piper pulls off what few vibe players have been able to do - record a solo album that is enjoyable from start to finish. Put it on for your friends and watch them ask - "That's really nice. Who is that?" That's John Mark Piper.

The Definitive Solo Vibraphone Recording!.......2000-03-14

It's safe to say that this recording defines the sound of the vibraphone that vibraphonists have been longing for for most of last century and definitely all this century. But the sound can only be driven by the virtuosic hands of John Mark Piper. This recording sounds more like a solo piano one than a vibraphone. That's the beauty of Piper's ability to make the vibraphone sound so versatile and broad. As a jazz musician, this cd is as important to my library as Miles Davis' Kind of Blue -- you simply must know these albums to even begin to know jazz.

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