Dreams and False Alarms (2007)

About this title: Andy Milne had no intention of recording a solo piano CD focusing on typical standards, so he instead chose to mine the relatively untapped music popular with rock audiences of the 1970s and 1980s, with surprising results. Milne is hardly the first jazz musician to record a work by Sting, but his lyrical, pastoral setting of "Message in a Bottle" unveils its potential in a jazz setting. Neil Young's work is a more startling choice, though Milne's dramatic improvisation of "After the Gold Rush" may not be easily recognizable to Young's fans, as his hints at its theme are fleeting. Milne slows ... read more

Tracks:

1. Amelia [Mitchell]
2. Geewa [Milne]
3. Message in a Bottle [Sting]
4. I Shot the Sheriff [Marley]
5. After the Goldrush [Young]
6. The Times They Are A-Changin' [Dylan]
7. The Metamorph [Milne]
8. Don't Let It Bring You Down [Young]
9. Sensei-tions [Milne]
10. The Circle Game [Mitchell]
11. Danny Boy [Traditional]

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