CD: Multi-piano : Roger Dean 1978 to 2012. [2012] : Product : Australian Music Centre

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Multi-piano : Roger Dean 1978 to 2012.

Published by Tall Poppies — 2012 [TP225] — 2 CDs (152 min.)
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Featured Australian works

Work	Composer	Performers	Duration
Rollin' for Harry (1990) — solo piano Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 1990.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	4 mins, 52 sec.
Metagroove blue (1990) — solo piano Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 1990.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	5 mins, 10 sec.
The Monk's habit (1990) — solo piano Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 1990.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	5 mins, 59 sec.
Calling Carla — solo piano Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 1990.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	3 mins, 57 sec.
Dolphins fly by — acoustic music with pre-recorded sound Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2012.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	2 mins, 37 sec.
Breaking the song 1-3 (1978) — solo piano Recorded/performed at: London, UK, on 1978.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	24 mins, 9 sec.
QV free (2005) — solo piano Recorded/performed at: Brisbane, Australia, on 2005.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	3 mins, 15 sec.
176 sound engines (1990) — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 1990.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	8 mins, 49 sec.
Bimbimbie piano (2002) — acoustic music with pre-recorded sound Recorded/performed at: Canberra, Australia, on 2002.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	8 mins, 39 sec.
Regaining Bill (2011) — acoustic music with pre-recorded sound Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	5 mins, 38 sec.
Ostinato — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	7 mins, 27 sec.
Louis Le Moine — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	7 mins, 27 sec.
Talking with Phil — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Phil Slater, Roger Dean	7 mins, 6 sec.
SoloDuo 1 — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Montreal, Quebec, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	8 mins, 7 sec.
SoloDuo 2 — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Montreal, Quebec, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	2 mins, 55 sec.
SundayPianoDances — studio produced music (pre-recorded sound)	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	9 mins, 13 sec.
Vestige — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Aarhus, Denmark, on 2010.	Greg White	Greg White, Roger Dean	4 mins, 47 sec.
Cloudspotting — acoustic music with pre-recorded sound Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2010.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	8 mins, 45 sec.
Kinetic Kingston piano — acoustic music with pre-recorded sound Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2010.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	5 mins, 36 sec.
BiTune — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	2 mins, 32 sec.
MeanHarmony 2 — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Sydney, Australia, on 2012.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	3 mins, 27 sec.
Metagroove dance — acoustic music with live computer effects Recorded/performed at: Montral, Quebec, on 2011.	Roger Dean	Roger Dean	5 mins, 59 sec.

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It's a rare thing to be able to showcase a performer's work over a forty-year period. This 2-CD set does just that. Roger Dean has had a serious career in improvisation, ranging from his performances over that time to his books written on the subject. This pair of CDs contains some of his best work since 1978 on his main instrument, the piano. The music shows the depth and breadth of his musical interests, and the skill he brings to performing. One can also see how he has re-invented himself musically over that period, during which he has also re-invented his professional working life, from running a heart research institute, to becoming a university vice-chancellor, to his current university research.

Dean opines that this release was inspired by the ground-breaking set of CDs Tall Poppies released in the early 90s of the improvisations of the late Roger Frampton. In this 21st year of Tall Poppies, it feels somewhat like a coming of age, when a project from the beginning inspires a new project a couple of decades later.

All pianists and improvising musicians will find food for thought in this CD set.

This CD release is part of Tall Poppies' 21st birthday celebrations.

Duration: 152 min.

Liner notes include program notes and biographical notes on the composer.