Despite having an extra hour during the night, from the clock going back, your host for some reason, was quite the uncaffeinated catastrophe, with a multitude of miscues, mishaps and numb fumblin’ – but fortunately the classiest of guests – musical educator, pianist, purveyor of romanticism, and cabaret artist –  Allison Lovejoy – was in attendance to save the show, with a selection of her own recordings along with a few from some of her favorite musical inspirations.

Allison Lovejoy

PLAYLIST:

• “(Couperain’s) Les Baricades Mystérieuses (excerpt)” by Wanda Landowska from “Treasury of Harpsichord/Dances of Ancient Poland -1946-1951”
• “Eddie’s Blues (excerpt)” by Eddie South with Django Reinhardt from “Django and his American Friends – Vols. I & II”
• “I’m Coming To Virginia” by Benny Carter and his Orchestra from “Django and his American Friends – Vols. I & II”
• “Tea for Two” by Art Tatum Trio from “The Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum”
• “Tea for Two” by Art Tatum Trio from “Trio Days”
• “Honeysuckle Rose (excerpt)” by Art Tatum Trio from “Trio Days”
• “(Granados’) 12 Danzas espanolas, Op. 37, DLR I:2: No. 10. Danza triste” by Enrique Granados from “Legends of the Piano – Acoustic Recordings 1901-1924”
• “When Do We Dance?” by George Gershwin from “Gershwin plays Gershwin”
• “Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts): No. 16: Dolente” by Sergey Prokofiev from “Prokofiev Plays Prokofiev”
• “Goin’ Home” by Art Tatum from “The Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum”
• “(Beethoven’s) Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30, No. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso (alt. take)” by Fritz Kreisler & Sergey Rachmaninoff from “Beethoven-Schubert-Grieg – Violin Sonatas”
• “(Ravel’s) Jeux d’eau” by Allison Lovejoy from “Piano”
• “(Bartók’s) Scherzo” by Allison Lovejoy from “Piano”
• “(Scott Joplin’s) Solace” by Paul Schoenfield from “Piano Rags”
• “Numb Fumblin’ (excerpt)” by Fats Waller from “Piano Masterworks – Vol.1 – 1922-1929”
• “Ain’t Misbehavin’” by Fats Waller from “Piano Masterworks – Vol.1 – 1922-1929”
• “(Chopin’s) Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Post.” by Allison Lovejoy from “Nocturnes”
• “(Barber’s) Nocturne, Op. 33” by Allison Lovejoy from “Nocturnes”
• “Foxglove” by Allison Lovejoy from “Cabaret Nouveau”
• “I Did It” by Allison Lovejoy from “Cabaret Nouveau”

Allison Lovejoy will be performing at the San Francisco International Arts Festival this Saturday, November 10^th, 2012, click here for details

Fats Waller