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Album Cover MUSIC TO DRIVE BY http://www.music- STAN WIEST Piano CD Contact (631) 754-0594 email stan@stanwiest.com http://www.stanwiest.com BLOG http://www.stanwiest.com/ The swing era (also frequently referred to as the "big band era") was the period of time (around 1935–1946) STAN WIEST recorded his new Piano CD MUSIC TO DRIVE BY featuring the music of the swing era. Music of 1920's 1930's 1940's Piano CD MUSIC TO DRIVE BY STAN WIEST has recorded a CD of beautiful music of the 1920's 1930's 1940's in his new Piano CD "MUSIC TO DRIVE BY" which is volume 1 in the MUSIC YOU WILL LOVE series. STAN WIEST has put his personal arrangements and piano artistry to great songs such as "All The Things You Are" , "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square", "You Were Meant For Me", "Singing In The Rain","Where Or When", "East Of The Sun", "Lovely Way To Spend An Evening", "You're Sensational" The video below features STAN WIEST playing on Eddy Duchin's piano which he owns. THE STORY OF EDDY DUCHIN'S PIANO A young Mr. Wiest had just heard that the hand-made grand piano originally owned by famed 1930s and 40s American pianist Eddy Duchin was to be auctioned off by the owners of a wealthy Great Neck estate. Mr. Wiest knew he could never afford to win the auction, as he had barely enough money to scrape by at that stage in his life. “I was just barely making it from week to week,” he recalled. But his passion for piano and his love for Eddy Duchin inspired him to try to convince the owners of the piano to grant him a few moments to play it before they auctioned it off. He showed up at the Great Neck home unannounced and rang the doorbell. “I said, ‘I hear you have Eddy Duchin’s piano and it’s going to be auctioned off on Wednesday. Could I just have five minutes to play it?’ And they kind of looked at me like, Are you out of your mind? And I guess they felt sorry for me,” Mr. Wiest recalled. The family granted his wish, but five minutes turned into three hours. From 9 a.m. to noon that morning, the family was captivated as they listened to Mr. Wiest play classical and jazz music on Eddy Duchin’s original grand piano. Since they never asked Mr. Wiest to stop, he kept on playing. When the family invited him to have lunch, Mr. Wiest accepted on the condition that he could play the piano in the afternoon. When the family invited him to stay for dinner, he accepted on the condition that he could play that evening. When Mr. Wiest finally stopped playing the piano at 11 p.m., he thanked the family and told them it had been the greatest day of his life. When the family asked him how much he had available to pay for the piano, Mr. Wiest told them the most he could raise on short notice was $450. Upon hearing that number, the homeowner left the room and Mr. Wiest feared he had insulted the family. “Ten minutes later they came back and they said, ‘Would you bring $450 tomorrow and take the piano?’ I almost passed out,” Mr. Wiest recalled. “I said, ‘I can’t do that this piano is priceless,’ and they said, ‘Show up tomorrow with the money and a moving van and the piano is yours.’ I was beyond astounded. I guess it was because they probably wanted somebody who really would love the piano and knows it for what it is, being a phenomenal instrument. I guess it was more important for them that the right person had the piano.” REVIEWS FOR “MUSIC TO DRIVE BY” STAN WIEST PIANO CD “Not only is he a terrific pianist, but his choice of material is absolutely first rate- some truly great songs, very well played” PETER DUCHIN Completing the recordings in eight hours was “a feat,” says Euphoria owner David Sokol, who was impressed by Wiest’s performance. “The man knows every tune, he knows music history,” Sokol says. “He’s a serious musician and ‘serious musician’ is the highest compliment I can pay . . . I’ve heard the greatest musicians in the world, and Stan is excellent.” DAVID SOKOL - OWNER EUPHORIA STUDIOS “PIANIST STAN WIEST ADDS ‘RECORDING ARTIST’ TO HIS LONG MUSICAL RESUME LONG ISLAND NEWSDAY Dick Robinson, host of WHLI/1100 AM’s “American Standards by the Sea,” is also impressed by Wiest’s piano stylings. “His album is a nice reflection of the American Songbook,” he says. “I love that a song like ‘Night and Day’ is just piano. No trio, no big band, no singer. Stan does a wonderful job.” DICK ROBINSON WHLI “AMERICAN STANDARDS BY THE SEA” It is as beautiful of piano playing as one would ever want to hear. It’s absolutely delicious. It’s gorgeous. Wonderful renditions of these songs. Each and every one a classic song. And you do a beautiful job, a masterful job on them. I want to compliment you on absolutely marvelous piano playing. A great great keepsake album. It simply could not have been better. It really is a group of brilliantly played selections. It’s as good as it gets. And you have every right to be proud of it. PAUL RICHARDS PROGRAM DIRECTOR WHLI THE TIMES UNION Piano virtuoso Stan Wiest offers “Music You Will Love –Volume On: Music To Drive By” – draws from the Great American Songbook and beyond; Wiest’s wonderful technique and flair for interpretation are front-and-center. A generous 17 tracks of solo piano and it lives up to its title. 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