Liz Story
Story studied classical piano while growing up in Southern California and even thought about becoming a music librarian or theorist for a while. Then she heard jazz pianist Bill Evans at a New York club, and the experience changed her perspective on music overnight. Story, who had studied at Juilliard and was enrolled at Hunter College at the time, abandoned her academic program in favor of jazz lessons with Sanford Gold, a teacher Evans had recommended. Back in Los Angeles, she continued her musical education at UCLA and the Dick Grove Music Workshops, but it was a job playing piano at a French restaurant that sparked her major breakthrough as a composer. Since the front casing of the piano was missing, Story had no place to put her sheet music and was forced to improvise freely. Eventually, she put some of her spontaneous compositions on tape and sent them to Windham Hill. Within four days, Will Ackerman had called her back and the contract was signed for her first release, Solid Colors, an album of impressionistic piano miniatures. Over the course of five recordings, including a two-album stint with RCA Novus, Story's style has expanded to include electronic duets with Mark Isham and works for various types of ensembles, yet the piano remains the prominent voice in her finely crafted compositions.
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Discografia
14 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Solid Colors
Musica new Age - Pubblicato da Windham Hill Records il 1 nov 1983
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Unaccountable Effect
Jazz - Pubblicato da Windham Hill - Legacy il 1 apr 1985
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Songs of Christmas
Canzoni di Natale - Pubblicato da Windham Hill - Legacy il 24 nov 2023
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The Essential Liz Story
Musica new Age - Pubblicato da Legacy Recordings il 4 ago 2023
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Welcome Home: The Best Of Liz Story
Pop/Rock - Pubblicato da Windham Hill Records il 8 ott 2001
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Night Sky Essays
Musica new Age - Pubblicato da Digital Music Group, Inc. il 12 lug 2005
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17 Seconds To Anywhere
Classica - Pubblicato da Windham Hill Records il 9 feb 1998
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My Foolish Heart
Classica - Pubblicato da Windham Hill Records il 26 ott 1992
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Escape Of The Circus Ponies
Jazz - Pubblicato da Windham Hill - Legacy il 25 set 1990
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Liz Story
Classica - Pubblicato da Windham Hill Records il 15 ott 1996
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The Gift
Canzoni di Natale - Pubblicato da Windham Hill Records il 12 set 1994
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Pure Liz Story
Classica - Pubblicato da Windham Hill - Legacy il 26 giu 2006
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Part Of Fortune
Jazz - Pubblicato da Windham Hill - Legacy il 28 ott 1986
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