“Two of the Best” – Jonas Nordwall on CD

Description

New arrival: By special arrangement with the artist, we are now offering this limited-run album as a crowdfunding perk. Veteran Organ Grinder performer Jonas Nordwall shows off the capabilities of both the Portland and Denver instruments, with music from many genres!

Among the tracks are special recordings made at the Oriental and Paramount theatres in Portland. The Oriental’s Wurlitzer became the core of the Portland Organ Grinder instrument, and the Paramount’s became the core of the Denver Organ Grinder, so you can compare how the organs sounded in their original setting with their later incarnations in the pizza restaurants.

Packaged in a standard CD jewel box, the album includes a detailed 6-page information booklet with a forward by Organ Grinder co-founder Dennis Hedberg.

17 Tracks, 1hr, 9 minutes on CD.

Track Listing

• Sing, Sing, Sing (Lous Prima) (Denver)
• I Will Wait for You (Michel Legrand) (Denver)
• Theme from “Dallas” (John Parker) (Denver)
• I Can’t Stop Loving You (Don Gibson) (Denver)
• Tantalizing (Charles Magnante) (Portland Paramount – November, 1977)
• La Comparsa (Ernesto Lecuona) (Portland Paramount – November, 1977)
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Sherman/Sherman) (Portland Oriental – November, 1969)
• Nancy (Van Heusen/Silvers) (Portland Oriental – November, 1969)
• Toccata (Gyorgy Mushel) (Portland)
• You Do Something to Me (Cole Porter) (Portland)
• Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 (Edward Elgar) (Portland)
• Yoda’s Theme / Imperial March from “Star Wars” (John Williams) (Denver)
• Boy from New York City (Davis/Taylor) (Portland)
• Moonglow (Hudson/Mills/DeLange) (Denver)
• Take Five (Paul Desmond) (Portland)
• Wedding of the Winds (John T. Hall) (Denver)
• “Stark Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” Main Theme (James Horner) (Denver)

All performances by Jonas Nordwall, first senior staff organist of the Organ Grinder Restaurants. Recorded and engineered by Dennis Hedberg, co-founder of the Organ Grinder Restaurants.