ARMEN DONELIAN: A Reverie - Solo Piano (JAZZ) LP New Still Sealed 1986

Description: Armen Donelian Biography by AllMusic b. 1 December 1950, New York City, New York, USA. Of Armenian descent, Donelian studied music formally from an early age, chiefly at Westchester Conservatory of Music, White Plains, New York, and also at Columbia University in New York City. Meanwhile, he also assimilated folk music of Armenian origin as well as that of neighbouring countries in the eastern Mediterranean region. Although his formal musical education was classical, from his early teens he was also interested in jazz and played in a band led by guitarist Art Ryerson, Snr. Following his graduation in 1972, Donelian began playing jazz in New York, including spells with pianist Richie Beirach and percussionist Mongo Santamaría. With the latter he recorded and also provided compositions, some of which were featured on Santamaría’s 1976 Grammy Award-winning Sofrito. Through the late 70s and early 80s, Donelian worked regularly with noted jazz artists such as Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Billy Harper, Eddie Gomez, Billy Hart, Paquito D’Rivera, Anne Marie Moss and Jerry Tilitz. In the mid-80s, he resumed his studies, this time concentrating on classical music, meanwhile continuing to play and record jazz. In the late 80s and early 90s, he was with Night Ark, touring extensively in Europe and the Middle East as well as the USA, and he also worked with vocalist Datevik Hovanesian. Among the many musicians with whom Donelian has worked and sometimes recorded are bass player Carl Morten Iversen, drummer Audun Kleive, saxophonists Thomas Chapin, Marc Mommaas and Dick Oatts, trumpeter Barry Danielian, bass players Anthony Cox and Calvin Hill and drummers Bill Stewart and Jeff Williams. Since 1986, Donelian has been active in music education, including being on the faculty of the New School Jazz Program and New Jersey’s William Paterson University. He received four Jazz Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts during the 90s and in 2000 was awarded a Fellowship in Music Composition from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, which allowed him to continue developing his classical concepts. In 2002 his educational work in Armenia was recognized with a Fulbright Scholarship, which led to visits to countries in eastern Europe and of the former USSR. A Fulbright Senior Specialist Award in 2003 took him back to Armenia for yet more educational projects. He has also conducted master classes in the USA and Armenia. Among Donelian’s books is the two-volume Training The Ear (1992 and 2003). Armen Donelian – A Reverie - Solo Piano Label: Sunnyside – SSC 1019 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: France Released: 1986 Genre: Jazz Style: Free Improvisation A1Metropolitan Madness3:00 A2Nexus3:00 A3Kjellaug4:28 A4Harem Girl5:35 A5Invocation3:27 Contours Suite A6-1Atoms In Motion1:27 A6-2Prisms2:22 A6-3Spirals1:36 A6-4Mountains2:18 B1A Reverie Written By – Andy Evans 4:14 B2Stargazer8:14 B3I Dream Too Much Written By – Jerome Kern 3:11 B4Morning Flower5:50 B5Hymn4:14 GOLDMINE GRADING MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect. NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly. VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors. VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc. GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork. POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.

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Artist: Armen Donelian

Speed: 33 RPM

Record Label: Sunnyside – SSC 1019

Release Title: A Reverie - Solo Piano

Color: Black

Material: Vinyl

Catalog Number: Sunnyside – SSC 1019

Type: LP

Format: Record

Record Grading: Mint (M)

Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)

Release Year: 1986

Instrument: Piano

Record Size: 12"

Features: Sealed

Genre: Jazz

Country/Region of Manufacture: France

Number of Audio Channels: Stereo