Racing
Down
The Black and Whites Frederick
Hodges, piano
Aristophone CDFH103
Released October 1, 2010
Famed
pianist Frederick Hodges sparkles in this intimate and thrilling
collection of Gershwin classics, novelty piano solos, and Broadway
favorites.
COMPLETE TRACK
LIST:
Gershwin's Three Preludes.
1. Prelude 1: Allegro ben
ritmato
e deciso
2. Prelude 2: Andante con moto e poco rubato
3. Prelude 3: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
4. Novelette in Fourths
5. Rialto Ripples Rag
6. Blue Moonlight
7. Afternoon of a Black Faun
8. Marigold
Four Aces Suite by Billy Mayerl
9. Ace of Clubs
10. Ace of Diamonds
11. Ace of Hearts
12. Ace of Spades
13. Springtime of Love: A Concert Paraphrase
14. Nanette
15. Syncopétude
16. Racing Down the Black and Whites
17. Grand Fantasy on Themes from Show Boat
Recorded
January
2010 on a 9-foot, two-inch Fazioli Concert Grand Piano, Model
F278
US
$20.00
Up And Down The Keys:
Ragtime and
Novelty Piano Solos
by Phil Ohman, George L. Cobb and others Frederick
Hodges, piano
Aristophone CDFH102
Released November 23, 2008
Famed
pianist Frederick Hodges sparkles in this intimate and thrilling
collection of classic rags, novelty piano solos, and Harlem stride
piano favorites. With a stunning and varied repertoire, Mr. Hodges
performs twenty popular piano solo classics in his inimitable and
technically amazing style. This CD includes the complete piano solos of
Phil Ohman, plus the world premier of George L. Cobb's masterpiece of
1920s advanced jazz "Dementia Americana."
Kitten
On The Keys: Ragtime, Novelty, and Stride Classics Frederick
Hodges, piano
Aristophone CDFH101
Released December 1, 2007
Pianist
Frederick Hodges sparkles in this intimate and thrilling collection of
classic rags, novelty piano solos, and Harlem stride piano favorites.
With a stunning and varied repertoire, Mr. Hodges performs nineteen
popular piano solo classics in his inimitable and technically amazing
style. Favorites such as Zez Confrey's "Kitten on the Keys" and Eubie
Blake's "Fizz Water" come alive in Hodges' new arrangements that are
both innovative and true to the era in which these gems of American
popular music were first composed. Hailed by fans, musicians, and
critics alike, Frederick Hodges is famous for his precision playing
that combines classical virtuosity with historically accurate jazz and
ragtime feeling.