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Ernie Nelson vocalist,pianist.composer has thirty five years to his credit in the music industry...Those who like Nat King Cole and Johnny Hart man will also like Ernie Nelson. He has been inspired by the smoothness of Nat Cole's voice and the powerful bass baritone of Johnny Hartman. Formerly from( Philly) Philadelphia Pennsylvania, he now resides in Montreal Quebec,Canada.. his vocals are very soothing and extremely uplifting to the listener.He moves your heart with life changing, soul stirring intensity. With a back ground in gospel ,blues and old school dance music he toured extensively along the east coast with those bands before making the transition into pop standards and from there into jazz..During this time period he played guitar using a Gibson Les Paul gold body which he still loves. His amp was a Gibson tube amp which produced a most heavenly sound. It is with this Rig that he began experimenting with jazz chords and progressions... this experimentation eventually took him to New York city where he found himself learning with the best musicians in the world.,such as organists Jimmy Smith who played a Hammond B3 and Johnny Smith who used a Hammond A100. There he was sheltered and mentored by those musicians who introduced him to the recording world. He was ushered into those gigs which used guitar as a backup instrument for singers, horn players, organists and big bands. As a result of these gigs he became a well rounded musician able to play in all genres and styles. This is the definition of a highly sought after musician and is the fist phase of the transition.The second involves the return to piano which brings him into the present days as well. All of the song writing and arranging has been and is worked out on piano and other keyboards. Piano was the absolute first instrument he played as a child even then trying to make up little songs . A confirmed lover of romantic music whatever the genre he listens to and is inspired by to all types of music.African and East Indian tribal music particularly the south indian bass flute,Chinese music as played on the Erhu,a one stringed instrument played with a bow, European chanting, all the way up to the great classical orchestras playing Daphne And Chloe. Sonny Greenwich the best of Canadian jazz artists plays on six songs in this work. He is known world wide and is one of the most highly regarded and original jazz Guitarists ever.He played with Miles Davis,Wayne Shorter, Pharoah Saunders and Horace Silver. His input on these songs is pure genius.Some, were done in one take..In the New york music scene he recorded with Hank Mobley and John Handy and knew all the members of John Coltrane's famous band.. He has twenty five recordings available under his own name. Ernie is on three of Sonny's albums as vocalist and percussionist and on the album "Hymn To The Earth" is featured singing his mystifying composition" Serengetti"...His favorite time of day is between midnight and six am when everything is still and quiet.. this is the best time for creating..arranging and writing.For him , writing began as a hobby,,it was just fun to do he says, just something i loved even though at that time i didn't realize what writing music was. Now today he is constantly writing more and better music.It keeps getting deeper and broader spiraling upwards and outwards to who knows where.If you like Nat cole or Oc Smith You will like this album.If you like soul soothing music you will love this album.. Track List: 1. Stairway To The Stars 2. At Last 3. The Very Thought of You 4. Ain't I told ya 5. Corcovado 6. I wish I Knew 7. Forever Island 8. In this Day 9. That Sunday That Summer 10. Nature Boy 11. The Gentlest One I Know 12. Talkin Bout Somethin Else 13. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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