Discography
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The Big Easy
This is a tribute to all the New Orleans piano players I love. I was first introduced to this style of playing by Dr. John's record "Dr John Plays Mac Rebennack" in 1981. It really influenced me, and I immediately started learning various tracks off that album. I then learned about Professor Longhair, James Booker and Allan Toussaint, all of whom I pay tribute to on this CD.
The Ruby and The Pearl
"The Ruby and the Pearl" is an album of jazz ballads, all recorded by me on solo piano at my home studio. It was all recorded in late November and early December of 2020, save for "Reflections In D" which was recorded in 2016. I have a yearning reflective nature, which I look for musically in songs, and all of these songs have that aspect to them. There are 3 Duke Ellington songs, but the rest are standards from the mid 20th century. A contemplative series of solo piano recordings.
Christmas Solo Piano
The complete soundtrack for the Charlie Brown Christmas television special done in 1965, in the same order as the original done by Vince Guaraldi. My solo piano arrangements of all the songs, including Fur Elise, that we all love so much from that album. If you're like me, when you're listening you know exactly which song is coming next!
Expecting to Fly
"Expecting To Fly" is an homage to my far gone youth, specifically the years 1964-1972, when I shared a room with my brothers in Pasadena California. I was a classical piano nerd who also loved rock, and I was lucky to be exposed to my older brother's record collection. Across the advancing years, certain songs from that era still resonate strongly with me and they take me back to that sunny upstairs bedroom where I listened to records by Buffalo Springfield, The Beatles, Stones, Procol Harum, Blind Faith, Hendrix, The Band, Crosby Stills & Nash and The Who.
Lady Jane Baroque
Classical arrangements of Stones songs, Classical favorites, and movie music. Delving into the little known catalogue of Rolling Stones that resonated with my early memories of my older brother's albums, evocative movie themes and classic violin solos from the classical repertoire.
Steve Hunter- Solo Piano Vol. 2
This is an assorted collection of different styles of piano solos that I've recorded over the years.
Class Soul
This CD features solo classical pieces that have inspired me throughout my life. I started recording it in 2006, and finished in February 2012.
Walkin’ to New Orleans
My good friend John Dickie and I got together at my place and decided to do an album with just the two of us; no drums bass or guitar - just piano and vocals. John also played guitar, mandolin and harmonica as well as singing. We came up with about 30 songs, but pared it down to what's on this album - 13 tracks paying tribute to James Booker, Dr. John, Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Pete Johnson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Woody Guthrie and Albert Ammons, with our own arrangements mixed in. A real N'awlins gumbo, which is what the blues is all about. I asked John what we should call ourselves, and he said, "just call ourselves "Two Men From Earth." Humble as always
Muskoka Solace
Scott Joplin's music was alway meant to be played a lot slower than the public is used to hearing it. Joplin himself considered his ragtime pieces to be the classical music of his day, and I can hear plainly the pain, pathos and sad acceptance reflected in the African American experience of the turn of the century. Also reflected plainly is the refuge of these melodies that modulate and resolve so beautifully, and obviously resonated with the times. These pieces are living, breathing color photographs of a more sedate peaceful time, when life wasn't a race to the finish each day, and my intent has been to take myself and the listener out of a complicated present, to a place of solace.
The Four Directions
The songs on this album date back to the late 1800's when two women traveled around to the various Native reservations and notated songs from different tribes. "Indian Story and Song" is by Alice Fletcher first published in 1900, and "The Indian's Book" by Natalie Curtis published in 1907. On a suggestion from Don Francks, I went through both books and picked songs that had evocative melodies. I then arranged them with chord changes and grooves and played everything myself. It was first released on cassette, and recently I had it transferred to a digital format. I think the songs have incredible power and transcending abilities. The short inserts between songs have nature backing tracks recorded by Dan Gibson. I phoned him way back then and got permission to use them, and when I told him what I was going to do, he told me he was in the process of doing the same thing (adding music to the nature tracks) and they became the now famous "Solitudes" series.