A classic jazz approach to the Great American Songbook. A great singer with piano accompaniment.

From Mark Eisenman and Arlene Smith's duo recording Two for The Road.


I Can't Get Started

Gilt Be All Thy Stars - Mark Eisenman - Steve Wallace, John Sumner, John MacLeod, Pat LaBarbera

Guess what standard this tune is based on.

You'd Be

This track was inspired by the great Benny Golson and is dedicated to him

Ubiquitous

Benny's Ballad-P.J. Perry, Kevin Dean, Neil Swainson, Andre White, Mark Eisenman

Mark Eisenman Solo Piano 2011

Ill Wind-Mark Eisenman Solo piano

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To- Mark Eisenman Solo Piano

Live At Ronnie Scott's, London

Get Out Of Town-Carmen McRae, Marshal Otwell, Joey Baron, John Giannelli

A two part invention based on a standard.

Double Double

N.O.O.N.

David Raksin quoted Oscar Wilde saying:
"To be understood is to be found out."
And to write a good melody is to be understood.
It is in that spirit I offer my tune.

Warren Vache/Mark Eisenman CD3

Benny's Ballad-Mark Eisenman/Warren Vache/Steve Wallace/John Sumner

Piano Flute Duet with an interesting reharmonization of Nature Boy

Nature Boy

Nature Boy-Bill McBirnie, Mark Eisenman

This demo was recorded c. 1953. It features (at the time) an unknown singer who likely everyone on the planet has heard, even if her name is not familiar. Marni Nixon.

19 That's A Man For Me - Henry Eisenman - Marnie Nixon - Irving Dobbs

A VOCAL version of the tune. Probably Marni Nixon vocalist

My Destiny-songs from

Two Shadows In The Moonlight-Henry Eisenman-Irving Dobbs VOCAL VERSION

Like Someone in Love (Disterheft, Eisenman, Sumner

Jazz Musician's Xmas... a bit anachronistic... but funny

Jack Sheldon Jazz Christmas

Vocal/Piano Duet
This was fun. Yes, you can buy a CD of this session of Arlene Smith and yours truly.

Everything Happens To Me-Mark E. and Arlene Smith

Recorded LIVE at the old Top O' The Senator.
A Duo with just Piano (Mark Eisenman) and Voice (Bonnie Brett)
.... nice to hear someone who gets the notes right coming out of the bridge of this tune. A rarity.


07 Sophisticated Lady-Bonnie Brett, Mark Eisenman

This is one track from a CD I recorded in 1997. It is now out of print, and I have really no intention of manufacturing any more copies. HOWEVER, it is available here:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-chant/id416630025
It was done on MY piano at home. The piano was worked on by the great Vern Edquist (he did work for Glen Gould's recordings) and he called this project his "swan song".

Mark Eisenman

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