Piano Ragtime

A collection of some piano pieces I've recorded playing. 

Enjoy, and thanks for listening!

Matt L plays piano

Scott Joplin's masterpiece: the Maple Leaf Rag. Thanks for listening!

Maple Leaf Rag

YouTube: http://youtu.be/PUxLGyPsIbc?list=UUumIrbwZ2Cj-GGfhwL8GJRQ

Here's me playing Fats Waller's sprightly stride piece, "Smashing Thirds," on a Steinway grand piano from memory. Thanks for listening!

Smashing Thirds

The rain comes down on the baron roof
Silver tops and the tiger's tooth
But I don't always know the truth now do I?

And sometimes babe it seems so strange
The way you walk your mountain range
But who am I to tell you to change now anyway?

And I'm walkin' with Queen Jane
Just-a-walkin' with Queen Jane

Down at the bottom we take it to the top
Yeah they say we ain't ever gonna stop
Rollin' outta windows and down to the road
Doin' what we can to loosen our load

And yes I dig it when I see it in your eyes
In the middle of that mad warm night
Yeah it don't half give me a fright
To see your raging glory!

And I'm walking' with Queen Jane
Just-a-walkin' with Queen Jane

The magic cats they dance down the street
Jumpin' ’n jivin' on a mad night's kicks
And into my room put those old records on
Listen to Muddy Waters singing his song

Then down to the jazz at the end of the day
Skippin' and steppin' up Soho way
Listen to the jazzman blow his horn of grace till the early hours of the morn

Flying blue licks are flung into the room
Chords sound like meadows in bloom
Now ain't that something?
Ain't that pretty groovy?

And I'm walking' with Queen Jane
Just-a-walkin' with Queen Jane

She's alright, she's alright
She's alright, she's alright

And I'm walking' with Queen Jane
Just-a-walkin' with Queen Jane

Collect ourselves and make our way home
Feelin' just like the Caesars of Rome
And when I get back I hope I find Queen jane
When she is my muse she brings the rain
But she don't owe me anything now do she?

And I'm walkin' with Queen Jane
Just-a-walkin' with Queen Jane

She's the best cat to ever walk the streets
In her you'll find no trace of conceit
And as i go in my unburdened mind
No binding attachments can I find
Maybe I'm too far behind but I'm free

And up on the roof I see Queen Jane
Thumbin' her hair in the summer rain
Though I know everything must change I hope it's her I'm loving

'Cos I'm walkin' with Queen Jane
Just-a-walkin' with Queen Jane

Music & lyrics by Charlie Stott
Bass guitar, drums, guitar solo - Ollie Capildeo
Vocals, guitar, harmonica - Charlie Stott
Recorded and produced at Springvale Studios by Mark Fairfax-Harwood

Walking With Queen Jane

Pineapple Jazzy Jam

A recording of me playing a piano rendition of the main theme for Final Fantasy XIII-2 (I never played the game!), sung by Mai Fukui and composed by Koichi Tabo. 

Credit to Vincent Lo for the arrangement; I transposed this song one whole step above the original key. Also, thanks to my friend Grace for recommending this beautiful piece. 

Please enjoy, and thank you for listening!

New World / Yakusoku No Basho [Final Fantasy XIII-2]

Here's me playing Fats Waller's "Handful of Keys" (my signature showoff piece)on Colin Huggins's grand piano on a beautiful spring afternoon in Washington Square Park. I hope you enjoy! 

Thanks to Colin for letting me play during his break! Please check out his website here: http://colinhuggins.com/

Recorded with my iPhone

Handful Of Keys (Live @ Washington Square Park, NYC, 5/2/2015)

Performed by Matt L, transposed up 1 key from original. Arrangement from Final Fantasy VII Piano Collections (Shirō Hamaguchi (浜口 史郎)). Enjoy!

Tifa's Theme [FF7 Piano Collections]

Performed by Matthew Law, transposed up 1 key from original. Arrangement from Final Fantasy VII Piano Collections (Shirō Hamaguchi (浜口 史郎)). Enjoy!

Ahead On Our Way [FF7 Piano Collections]

"City of Tears" - from the official Hollow Knight Piano Collections

Performed by Matthew Law on a Korg SP-250 digital piano, recorded with stereo cables into a Zoom H1 recorder, with slight deviations from the original arrangement.

One of my favorite songs (composed by Christopher Larkin) from the beautiful and immersive game Hollow Knight, developed and published by Team Cherry. This rendition is from the Hollow Knight Piano Collections, arranged by David Peacock, and published/released by Materia Collective.

City of Tears [Hollow Knight Piano Collections] 🎹

“White Palace,” composed by Christopher Larkin for the beautiful and immersive Metroidvania indie game, Hollow Knight, which I had the privilege of completing on the Nintendo Switch during quarantine. The piano rendition of this piece was arranged by David Peacock. 

This particular piece is played in the background of one of my favorite — and most difficult — areas of the game (eponymously named).

Thanks for listening!