Nolan Gasser
Recordings
There are at present several commercial recordings available that feature—in part or whole—Nolan’s music. These are listed below, with direct access to purchase the recordings from Amazon or another outlet. Look for additional recordings to be released in the coming months.
You are also invited to explore the “Music / Samples” tab to hear excerpts of both commercially available music and works not yet available commercially.
PERFORMANCE RECORDINGS:
Nolan Gasser, Reminiscing, Vol. 1
"Let It Be"
The first of two piano solo albums by Nolan, featuring his unique arrangements of pop/rock songs. This volume includes songs by the Beatles (including his hit renderings of “Let it Be” and “Norwegian Wood”), Bob Dylan, Elton John, John Denver, Carol King, and others.
To purchase the album, contact inquiry@nolangasser.com
until its stock on Amazon
is replenished. You can also hear tracks from the album—and similar ones from other recordings—by creating a “Nolan Gasser” station on Pandora.
Nolan Gasser, Reminiscing, Vol. 2
"Old Man"
The second of two piano solo albums by Nolan, featuring his unique arrangements of pop/rock songs. This volume includes songs by Elton John, Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and others.
To purchase the album, contact inquiry@nolangasser.com
until its stock on Amazon
is replenished. You can also hear tracks from the album—and similar ones from other recordings—by creating a “Nolan Gasser” station on Pandora.
San Francisco Jazz Quartet, Ode to Swing
"Bernie's Tune"
The debut album by the San Francisco Jazz Quartet—with Nolan on piano; Roger Glenn on reeds and vibes; Terry Miller on bass; and Andy Eberhard on drums. The album also features John Capobianco on trumpet—on “If I Were a Bell; and the Alexander String Quartet—on “Blue Rondo a la Turk” and the quartet’s original arrangement of “Ode to Joy / Avalon”. Beyond the tunes just listed, the album also includes such jazz gems as “Bernie’s Tune”, “Alice in Wonderland”, and “Favela”, as well as two originals by Nolan: the epic “Swingtime in Sonoma” and “Slipslider”.
You can purchase the album on Amazon. You can also hear tracks from the album—and similar ones from other recordings—by creating a “San Francisco Jazz Quartet” station on Pandora.
COMPOSITION RECORDINGS:
Bruce Levingston, Citizen (featuring American Citizen)
"American Citizen (excerpt)"
Celebrated classical pianist Bruce Levingston’s (New York Times Top Classical Album recipient) 2019 album is a celebration of citizenship and human rights and was inspired by a performance for the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in his native state. The title track is Nolan’s American Citizen, itself based on the 1936 portrait by Marie Hull of former slave John Wesley Washington. The critically acclaimed album also includes works by William Grant Still, David T. Little, and C. Price Walden. For more information, see http://www.brucelevingston.com
You can purchase the album on Amazon. You can also hear tracks from the album, including Nolan’s American Citizen—and similar ones from other recordings—by creating an “American Citizen” station on Pandora.
American Brass Quintet, State of the Art: The ABQ at 50
"GLAST Prelude (excerpt)"
This 2010 album celebrates the 50th anniversary of among the premiere chamber music ensembles in the world, the American Brass Quintet. In keeping with their progressive legacy of premiering new American brass quintets, they chose to celebrate this gold anniversary with a set of new works, including Nolan’s GLAST Prelude—written to celebrate the launch of the Fermi Space Telescope (commissioned by NASA and Stanford University physics department); the piece was performed at the 2008 launch of Fermi at Cape Canaveral, Florida; this work, incidentally, was the initially inspiration for Cosmic Reflection. The CD also includes premieres by Joan Tower, Adam Schoenberg, David Sampson, among others.
The GLAST Prelude in turn was accompanied by a video program created by NASA, unfolding the narrative presented in the quintet. The music video was posted on YouTube, where it garnered over 85,000 views.
You can purchase the album on Amazon. You can also hear tracks from the album, including Nolan’s GLAST Prelude—and similar ones from other recordings—by creating a “GLAST Prelude” station on Pandora.