Search - Peter Nero :: For the Nero-Minded/Young and Warm and Wonderful

A More than Welcome Blast from the Past

Bruce Parrello | 06/28/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album may come as a shock to people who think of Peter Nero as a purveyor of easy listening or smooth jazz. In his early days, he put classical-music shadings into popular songs and performed them with lightning speed, creating jazz piano with real bite and texture. The tunes are comfortable and familiar, but there's also a lot of fun stuff going on if you're willing to listen deeply. For example, "Dancing on the Ceiling" contains passages from Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony, "The Way You Look Tonight" alternates between classical and pop stylings, and "Yesterdays" glides back and forth between major and minor interpretations of the theme. Buy this album immediately, and be sure to watch for more reprints from Nero's early years!"

Vintage Nero

Joseph Lee | Dallas, Texas | 05/06/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Finally! Two CD's from Nero's original albums. Even though his "Young and Warm and Wonderful" album shares the CD titled "For the Nero Minded", the majority of the tracks are winners. During those early albums, Marty Gold conducted and scored the orchestral support which worked beautifully with Nero's arrangements. It has stood the test of time very well. "Hail the Conquering Nero" is next for me. If you are a Nero fan and you've missed his early stuff -- they're here."

All hail Nero!!

Donald La Marca | Bloomington, MN USA | 02/12/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a fan of Peter Nero since age 5, when my father took me to see him play. I met him several times since then and have heard him in a trio, a solo setting, as well as with a pop orchestra. There are so few masters of piano in this world...make no mistake...this man is a master in every genre, and in every sense of the word. Do not miss this (or any) of his recordings."