Elton John: A Piano Tribute (1998)

About this title: Toronto-based pianist/arranger Boko Suzuki has turned in a very pleasing and successful array of 14 solo piano arrangements of most of Elton John's best-known songs. The performances are faithful to the tempos and structures of the original recordings; Suzuki generally matches Elton John's own piano parts, with some embellishments to fill in the melody line carried by the voice. Some attempt is also made to replace the denser orchestrations utilized in numbers such as "Levon" and "Tiny Dancer," and the only disadvantage is that if this material had been arranged and recorded with two pianos, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Your Song [John/Taupin]
2. Border Song [John/Taupin]
3. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) [John/Taupin]
4. Daniel [John/Taupin]
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [John/Taupin]
6. Bennie and the Jets [John/Taupin]
7. Candle in the Wind [John/Taupin]
8. Don't Let the Suin Go Down on Me [John/Taupin]
9. Tiny Dancer [John/Taupin]
10. Levon [John/Taupin]
11. Someone Saved My Life Tonight [John/Taupin]
12. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word [John/Taupin]
13. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues [John/Taupin]
14. The One [John/Taupin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.