CD Details
- Released: March 14, 2006
- Originally Released: 2000
- Label: Collectables Records
Description by OLDIES.com:
Still one of the world's most popular pianists and conductors, Peter Nero forged elements from the Classical, Jazz and Pop worlds to create a sound uniquely his own. Originally released in the early '60s, these two albums (together on a single CD) were among his most commercially successful, and showcase Nero at his best.
Tracks:
- 1.Midnight In Moscow
- 2.When The World Was Young
- 3.My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
- 4.What Kind Of Fool Am I?
- 5.Continental Holiday
- 6.Granada
- 7.Never On Sunday
- 8.Londonderry Air
- 9.Anna
- 10.Strange Music
- 11.Gloomy Sunday
- 12.Mack The Knife
- 13.Mountain Greenery
- 14.Maria (From "West Side Story")
- 15.Slow Boat To China
- 16.Bless, You Are My Woman Now
- 17.On The Street Where You Live
- 18.St. Louis Blues
- 19.Three Coins In The Fountain
- 20.Just One Of Thouse Things
- 21.Stormy Weather
- 22.Long Ago And Far Away
- 23.Tea For Two
- 24.Body & Soul
Product Description:
2 LPs on 1 CD: HAIL THE CONQUERING NERO (1963)/NEW PIANO IN TOWN (1961).
Originally released on RCA (LPM 2638)/RCA (LPM 2383). Includes liner notes by Al Fichera.
In 2000, Collectables reissued the lush sounds of pianist Peter Nero's Hail the Conquering Nero/New Piano in Town. Both originally released on the RCA imprint in 1963 and 1961, respectively, Nero covers a wide range of familiar standards, gentle ballads, and sophisticated interpretations of Broadway hits. ~ Rob Theakston