Michael Pagan - Nobody Else But MeThis solo piano release is Michael Pagan's first CD for Capri. His command of the keyboard has been said to be akin to Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum, with references to Horace Silver, Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner. Add to those his other admitted influences of Chick Corea, Clare Fischer, Dick Hyman and George Shearing and you have a broad range of styles. Happily, what comes out is neither an eclectic reworking nor a succession of the individual styles,

Mountain Dew9

When Sarah goes off to college with her more outgoing and popular sister

and Francis finds himself drawn into a world of malaise and despair

solo instrument and basso continuo group

Bigwalkdog boasts a gruff and intense delivery

and the 'normal' historical traditions of cultivated music making

and they are accordingly imbued with a ferocity and a bracing power which reflects her admiration for both the women and their accomplishments

He himself composes and arranges for choir and his works are performed worldwide

' This knowledge he used to good effect in his cello concertos

all in a world of their own

Impious will see the light on March 18th

As the youngster gives himself over to the process