This extremely melodic new age pianist makes no bones about his intentions.
Based on song titles like "Love's First Smile," "To Sleep on Angel's Wings," and "Twirling in Time," it's clear that his lyrical, rhythmic piano pieces are intended to provide a sense of reflection, mellow joy, peace, and hope in a chaotic world.
While he's a fine melodist who knows how to intricately weave melody and harmony (as on ensemble gems like "Dance of the Searching Souls"), what's most interesting is the way he bookends his nine original cuts.
He names the album after the ultimate reflection song, the Beatles' "In My Life," and does a fairly pedestrian but quite graceful reading of that.
Much more creative, though, is his choice of an opener, the obscure but simply beautiful Elton John classic (from 1975's Captain Fantastic), "We All Fall in Love Sometimes." John's piano-based ballads have long cried out for new age or contemporary jazz interpretations, and it's wonderful to see Kern introduce the romance of his collection this way, and with such an non-obvious choice.
With Kern, the message is pretty simple -- beautiful, spiritual melodies that relax and inspire.
Not overly challenging but absolutely beautiful.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We All Fall in Love SometimeElton John, Bernie Taupin | Kevin Kern | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Love's First SmileKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Tomorrow's PromiseKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | BittersweetKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | To Sleep on Angels' WingsKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Touch the SkyKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | PassagesKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Twirling in TimeKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Emerald LegacyKevin Kern | Kevin Kern | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 206 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Cohen | Violin |
| 2 | Ben Conrad | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Ron Davis | Engineer, Mixing |
| 4 | Ron Hess | Producer |
| 5 | Ron Hess | Arranger, Producer |
| 6 | Elton John | Composer |
| 7 | Kevin Kern | Arranger, Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 8 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 9 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 10 | Thalia Moore | Cello |
| 11 | Frank Rinella | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Michael Romanowski | Mastering |
| 13 | Michael Spiro | Percussion |
| 14 | Bernie Taupin | Composer |
| 15 | Mike Wilcox | Bass (Electric) |
| 16 | Terence Yallop | Executive Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |