Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
For the last 20 years pianist Matthew Cook has been a treasure known only to those who venture beyond the Redwood Curtain in Northern California. During that time he has logged over 200 live performances each year, delighting visitors and locals alike in the area's finest hotels, resorts and concert halls, and created six wonderful collections of solo piano music on CD.
Whether in concert or in your CD changer, concert and recording artist Matthew Cook delivers a warm, relaxing piano performance that lifts one above the hectic cares of the day. With a heady mix of unique arrangements and emotional playing Cook takes his audience on an eclectic journey through some of the great songwriting of 20th Century America. Drawing on a Classical background and his experiences with Rock and Roll, Country and Reggae bands, Cook has developed a refreshing, melodic approach that showcases his love of this wonderful instrument.
Following his 2001 release of all-original music, 'Redwood Reflections,' Matthew's 2002 project was his fourth collection of covers titled 'Stormy Weather.'
Product Description
Redwood Reflections is a collection of original compositions by Matthew Cook. With singing melodies and vast moods Cook creates an inspirational homage to the giant Redwood Trees of Northern California. Drawing from such diverse influences as George Winston, Scott Joplin, Stephen Stills and Keith Jarrett, Cook weaves together a mozaic of rhythms and textures. From it's misty beginnings to it's Latin flavored end this album flows wonderfully.
The ‘Redwood Reflections Suite' takes us on a journey through magnificent groves of these ancient trees from the stillness of the ‘Morning Fog' to the magnificence of a warm, sunny ‘Sanctuary', an exuberant flight ‘Over The Canopy' and a triumphant, refreshing return in ‘Mountainside'.
‘If I Could Fill Your Cup' is a beautiful love ballad with a singing melody. "One time I found myself without a Valentines Day present for my wife. I sat down at the piano and this song came flowing out, lyrics and all. It makes a great solo piano piece."
‘Benson's Soliloquy' is straight out of the pages of Scott Joplin. "I wrote this piece for my father who was a big fan of the way I play Joplin."
‘The End Of The Century' is a melodic lament: "By the end of the 90's it didn't look like we had come very far since the 60's. I just wonder where all that idealism went."
The album ends with the toe-tapping ‘El Cuervo', a song cowritten by Matthew Cook and his son Kai.
Redwood Reflections is a journey well worth taking for lovers of piano music.
Redwood Reflections,Matthew Cook,Arianna Recording,A collection of original compositions with singing melodies and vast moods, creating an inspirational homage to the giant Redwood Trees of Northern California.
Redwood Reflections
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Ancient Reflections
Manufacturer: Redwood Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B000CA37G2 Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
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Redwood Reflections
Manufacturer: Arianna Recording ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00007FGEA Release Date: 2001-03-01 |
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Album Description
Redwood Reflections is a collection of original compositions by Matthew Cook. With singing melodies and vast moods Cook creates an inspirational homage to the giant Redwood Trees of Northern California. Drawing from such diverse influences as George Winston, Scott Joplin, Stephen Stills and Keith Jarrett, Cook weaves together a mozaic of rhythms and textures. From it's misty beginnings to it's Latin flavored end this album flows wonderfully.The `Redwood Reflections Suite' takes us on a journey through magnificent groves of these ancient trees from the stillness of the `Morning Fog' to the magnificence of a warm, sunny `Sanctuary', an exuberant flight `Over The Canopy' and a triumphant, refreshing return in `Mountainside'.
`If I Could Fill Your Cup' is a beautiful love ballad with a singing melody. "One time I found myself without a Valentines Day present for my wife. I sat down at the piano and this song came flowing out, lyrics and all. It makes a great solo piano piece."
`Benson's Soliloquy' is straight out of the pages of Scott Joplin. "I wrote this piece for my father who was a big fan of the way I play Joplin."
`The End Of The Century' is a melodic lament: "By the end of the 90's it didn't look like we had come very far since the 60's. I just wonder where all that idealism went."
The album ends with the toe-tapping `El Cuervo', a song cowritten by Matthew Cook and his son Kai.
Redwood Reflections is a journey well worth taking for lovers of piano music.
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Redwood Reflections
Matthew Cook Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00005B8RL Release Date: 2001-04-17 |
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from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-02-18
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