ГЕНИЙ ПИАНИНО ДЖЕРРИ ЛИ ЛЮИСА

Please note, this is the black and white edition printed for the Australian market. From the moment this ‘Great Ball of Fire’ exploded onto the music scene in 1957, fans and critics alike have been mesmerised by Jerry Lee’s dynamic performance style and electric stage presence. With tabloid newspaper headlines and outrageous anecdotes fuelling the image and legend of this ‘piano pounding wild man’ it is not wholly surprising that Jerry Lee’s remarkable skills as a musician tend to be overlooked. And that is a large part of the motivation behind authoring this book, a desire to address a gnawing sense of injustice caused by a lack of awareness, or even wilful ignorance, of the true level of Jerry Lee Lewis’ skills as a pianist. Even those critics who have praised Jerry’s piano playing for being colourful and exciting rarely seem to recognise the true level of accomplishment which Jerry has achieved on his instrument...Following several years of new research, this ground-breaking book presents a most comprehensive and realistic look at Jerry Lee Lewis’ musical roots and the journey which led him to Sun records in Memphis, Tennessee. Jerry Lee recorded at Sun for almost seven years, a period of his career where the richness and inventiveness of his piano playing was unmatched. The second half of this book includes a track-by-track commentary of Jerry Lee’s Sun recordings from a uniquely piano playing perspective.Because Jerry's piano playing is so fascinating and something of an enigma to so many, 'non piano players' should enjoy this book a great deal too. For those who dream of playing in the Lewis Way this book will be enlightening, for those who already believe they can this book is sure to be humbling.