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Jim Riggs at the Wurlitzer "Dance of the Blue Danube" Duet Posted by: WillardPugh
Video duration: 187 seconds This is the jazzy foxtrot "Dance of the Blue Danube" and is one of my "Phantom Duets" where I enhance vintage 1920's Ampico reproducing piano rolls (in this case, one attributed to Vincent Lopez) with the incredible depth and richness of the Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. The perfect combination! (and a real gas to play, too!) Related: ampico, danube, duet, foxtrot, jazzy, nostalgia, organ, pipe, riggs, theatre, wurlitzer |
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Jim Riggs at the Wurlitzer "Home In Pasadena" Duet Posted by: WillardPugh
Video duration: 220 seconds This Phantom Duet is hot, hot, hot! Just listen to that piano travelling all over the place in the third chorus! One of the catchiest foxtrots around (written by Harry Warren, no less) and Adam Carroll's Ampico arrangement sounds like it was just made to be paired with the Mighty Wurlizer. Plus, it's unbelievably fun to play! Related: ampico, duet, happy, nostalgia, organ, pasadena, phantom, piano, pipe, player, riggs, roll, swing, theatre, wurlitzer |
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Jim Riggs at the Wurlitzer: "June Night" Duet Posted by: WillardPugh
Video duration: 205 seconds Here's another "Phantom Duet", featuring once again the Ampico reproducing roll artistry of pianist and bandleader Vincent Lopez on the Steinway/PianoDisc. This nice addition to the series has lots of glissandi in the second and third choruses. It's the sort of stuff that'd go great with top-down summer afternoon mountain motoring, preferably in a vintage Bentley... Related: ampico, duet, june, night, nostalgia, organ, phantom, piano, pipe, player, riggs, roll, theatre, wurlitzer |
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Jim Riggs at the Wurlitzer: "Hello Bluebird" Duet Posted by: WillardPugh
Video duration: 224 seconds Here's another Phantom Duet---Cliff Friend's 1926 hit, "Hello Bluebird". Once again, the AMPICO piano roll artistry is attributed to Mr. Vincent Lopez. This upload is the first in a new series of Duets, ones shot with three cameras. This one also contains my first stab at special effects at the end. Ooooh! Several more Duets are on the way soon! Related: ampico, bluebird, duet, happy, hello, nostalgia, organ, phantom, piano, pipe, player, riggs, roll, swing, theatre, wurlitzer |
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Jim Riggs at the Wurlitzer: "Singing in the Rain" Duet Posted by: WillardPugh
Video duration: 244 seconds Yes, the tune we all know and love. This version, with piano by Vincent Lopez once more, is quite straight and square compared to the lush & fabulous 1952 Gene Kelly edition. However, it is that very 'squareness' that makes this AMPICO arrangement sound so genuine and receptive to enhancement by the Wurlitzer. Sometimes a thing is so square, it's cool. Related: ampico, duet, in, nostalgia, organ, phantom, piano, pipe, player, rain, riggs, roll, singing, the, theatre, wurlitzer |






