Gerluz plays Claude Debussy

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1.	Arabesque No 1 04:09	info	buy track
2.	Arabesque No 2 03:42	info	buy track
3.	Le Petit Negre 01:45	info	buy track
4.	Danse Bohemienne 02:04	info	buy track
5.	Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 02:30	info	buy track
6.	Jimbo's Lullaby 02:46	info	buy track
7.	Serenade of the Doll 02:42	info	buy track
8.	The Snow is Dancing 01:59	info	buy track
9.	The Little Shepard 01:40	info	buy track
10.	Golliwog's Cakewalk 03:05	info	buy track
11.	Reverie 03:42	info	buy track
12.	Mazurka 03:19	info	buy track
13.	Suite Bergamasque: Prelude 03:47	info	buy track
14.	Menuet 03:38	info	buy track
15.	Clair de Lune 04:24	info	buy track
16.	Passapied 05:14	info	buy track
17.	Danse 05:06	info	buy track
18.	La Plus Que Lent 03:32	info	buy track
19.	Piece pour le Vetement du blesse 01:07	info	buy track

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Once again the intrepid Gerlüz comes through with another outstanding release. This time he has tickled the ivories in the French fashion with the music of Claude Debussy.

Gerluz Comments:

I was working in Bavaria, Land of the Great Oompah. The Mistress of the house had fashioned herself to be French and worshipped all things Parisian. She especially loved the music of Claude Debussy and requested I learn his work, Playing Debussy inside while Oktoberfest was going on outside made her rooms seem quite exotic indeed. Patrons would stumble in after celebrating. When their heads were filled with liters of lager and hours of Oompah, sometimes the contrast was too great.

One night a local Bürgermeister tottered in, dressed in his finest Oktoberfest lederhösen. He was a mean man and so much beer did not improve his disposition. He sat to wait, humming the oompah music he had been listening to outside. But Beer & Bratwurst are no match for Debussy Wielded by Gerlüz! As I saw him slipping into an alcoholic stupor I made my move. I had begun by matching the tempo of the Oompah song he was humming, now I played slower with more sentiment, watching his mind wander as his head began to nod. I played heartbreakingly, You could see him traveling back to the days of his innocence.

Finally he broke down weeping. "Mama, Mama, where did I go wrong?" he cried.

Madam heard the commotion and came in. "There there , Herr Muller, It's all right. Come with me, my little schnitzel," She fixed me with a very stern look as she took him into the back, but as she turned to go, I saw her smile... just a bit.

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released December 1, 2010

Engineer: Wilmer Cooke
Producer: Grant Groberg
Graphics: Planet Chicken
Inspiration: Jersey Girl

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