I'll Take Romance

Product Description Legendary jazz pianist Beegie Adair delivers her greatest performance to date with her first-ever orchestrated collection of classic romantic standards.  Her charm and grace are tastefully complimented by the lush orchestrations of conductor/arranger Jeff Steinburg.  The result is pure magic. About the Artist For Beegie Adair, growing up in Cave City, Kentucky and working in Nashville, Tennessee, most of her professional life did little to deter her experience and career. An avid music fan from an early age, she studied piano from the age of five through college. Arriving in Nashville, during the hey day of country music, allowed her the opportunity to accompany such legendary performers as Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Chet Atkins. Because during that time, Nashville was a hot bed of musical television tapings and live performances, geography also afforded Adair the chance to work with such entertainers as Lucille Ball, Carol Burnette and Dinah Shore. Adair spent most of her weekends playing live jazz and honing her talents. After three decades of dedication and persistence, Nashville finally recognized her for her passion by awarding her the 1998 Nashville Music Award ("the Nammy") for Jazz Album of the Year. It was a satisfying achievement for Adair even though it came as she was turning 60 years old. Adair's drummer Chris Browns graduated from the renowned music program at North Texas State University, toured with Maynard Ferguson for three years and recently toured with Lorrie Morgan. Bassist Roger Spencer has played with the Les Brown Band, Ray Conniff, the Page Cavanaugh Trio and Pete Jolly, and is the co-director of the Nashville Jazz Institute. "They're my main guys, " Adair says of the rhythm section. "They are so tuned into the way I visualize the music, that it's effortless to play with them."