Pure Piano Panoramas

Pure Piano Panoramas Artist: Jeff Bjorck
Label: Pure Piano Music
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 696687737324
EAN: 0696687737324
ASIN: B000055YVA


Release Date: 2000-11-20

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Tracks:

  1. O, The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
  2. Joshua Trees
  3. Soaring Mesa Cliffs
  4. Sculptor of the Sky
  5. Day Without A Sun
  6. Desert Cloudburst
  7. Remembering Gramma
  8. Porch Swing Summer Night
  9. Your Love Has Made Me Fly
  10. The Homestead
  11. Holy, Holy, Holy

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Your Love Has Made Me Fly.......2005-05-11

Wondering through the internet music, i have found this song and it is like i have found kindred soul and like i fell in love again.I don't think of landing soon...

5 out of 5 stars Great sound. Great soul. Seriously, just great........2005-02-03

I won't go into a drawn out description of what each song does for me, as music is a personal thing and does different things to different people.

It's very obvious there's alot of feeling in this. The tempo rolls around alot, but with purpose. None of it seems out of place. Very dynamic. Songs build and lull.

I've always loved solo piano, but I tend to be real picky about it. I've noticed alot of such CDs have pitiful recording quality. This is very nicely done. Very clear. This is one of the CDs I use to test speakers, because imo, piano is a great test for clarity. This makes almost feel like I'm playing the piano which is nice.

Now, I'm not really a piano player (I picked up a few songs on a boring trip I was on), but this doesn't strike me as virtuoso stuff... which is good. It's just great melodies and chords played with thoughtfulness and skill. I'm not suggesting that Jeff is not a great piano player (I'd have no basis for making such a judgement anyhow) simply that these songs aren't centered on demonstrating his piano playing prowess but rather on simply being beautiful.

In closing, I like Desert Cloudburst enough that I'm trying desperately to transcribe a guitar version of it despite my difficulties with playing by ear.

5 out of 5 stars hauntingly beautiful.......2003-05-24

Jeff Bjorck plays with a haunting beauty that is at once melancholy and yet joyful. With a richness that reveals a marvelous depth of soul, PURE PIANO PANORAMAS creates the perfect ambiance for reflection, sharing, or creating. Bjorck's remarkable gift for touching the heart makes him one of the most memorable artists today.

5 out of 5 stars Quiet Music to Calm the Heart.......2002-11-08

"It is my hope that Pure Piano Panoramas" will bring my listeners more of what they enjoy, emotional music with a classical feel that lifts them from the rat race and gently sets them down in a restful place, as far away from everyday chaos as possible." - Jeff Bjorck

Jeff Bjorck plays with a depth of soul not often found in solo piano compositions. There is something deeply moving and spiritual about his music. It is at times like he is having the most intimate musical conversation with the Creator. He will often just sit and play spontaneously from the heart. In fact, he has been creating his own music since he was ten years old.

"Sometimes I feel like a third party, listening to the whole process as an interested observer!" - Jeff Bjorck

In his debut album: "Pure Piano Portraits" Jeff Bjorck was inspired by his love for the Appalachian woods and Catskill Mountains of his youth. Now he is inspired by the Mojave Desert and thunderclouds moving over the scorched earth.

Jeff has many interests, including hang gliding high above the mountains of Southern California. Here he finds creative inspiration for his music. He also loves photography, illustration, painting and poetry. As a clinical psychologist, researcher and professor at a theological seminary, he brings a depth of wisdom, emotion and understanding to this album. He and his wife have written some beautiful words for "Sculptor of the Sky" which are included in the CD booklet and can be read along with the music.

"Human hands make images
in wood, clay and stone.
Statues coldly stand in silence
when the artist's work is done.
But every cloud You breathe is full of life,
color, light, and motion.
They dance across our canopy
as restless as the ocean.
You're the Sculptor of the sky,
every cloud Your work of art,
And the beauty of Your workmanship
wells up inside my heart."

~Jeff and Sharon Bjorck

The first time I listened to this CD I played it in order to fall asleep and found it to be very relaxing and emotionally soothing. I awoke refreshed. When I listen to this CD during the day, it is refreshing and awakens my soul. Jeff recommends listening to the music for the music alone and believes his compositions are "quiet music to calm the heart in a noisy world."

This CD has also apparently been used to help women through natural childbirth, provide an atmosphere of sophistication at intimate wedding receptions and dinner parties, helped children fall asleep at nap time, calmed students in a classroom, assisted patients during chemo and has created a peaceful setting for clients of massage therapists as they work. It is also played on radio stations across America.

Many of the pieces have personal meaning.

"O, The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus" is an emotional piece which moves from acceptance to forgiveness and love. It expresses what the human heart feels when you are unconditionally loved and accepted.

"Joshua Tree" has an open feel. You are standing out in the open at sunset. A cool breeze moves in and you feel free, happy and relaxed. This piece expresses a calm surrender of the day to the night.

"Soaring Mesa Cliffs" takes you high into the sky, perhaps into the highest emotions that are reflected in exquisite notes of perfection. You can almost feel the warmth of the sun, the wind blowing through your hair. Peaceful and reflective.

"Day Without A Sun" seems to have the feeling of letting go, of accepting and letting your soul fly back to God. This was written when Jeff lost his only uncle to cancer. It seems to be saying: "We will meet again in a superior world, free of pain."

"Desert Cloudburst" holds back at first. The clouds swirl in the sky and then the rain falls slowly at first, droplet by droplet. Then torrents of wet raindrops splatter against the parched earth perhaps even causing a flood of water to wash over the desert. This seems to be about being nourished, about allowing your heart to open and be refreshed by God's love.

"Remembering Gramma" is a delicate piece of pure beauty. This was written for his grandmother who almost lived to see her hundredth birthday. It is my favorite piece on the album. This piece seems to represent a centering force, a stability and a sadness for the loss of someone you loved deeply.

"Porch Swing Summer Night" has a slow feeling of swaying back and forth that is quite magical. You can imagine a warm breeze and conversations about the stars appearing. I can almost hear the stars appearing in the night sky. Unique! This almost sounds like a lullaby at times.

"Your Love Has Made Me Fly" is a tribute to his wife Sharon and seems to take off from the start. It is more intense and filled with a subtle excitement for life. It almost sounds bittersweet in moments and deeply comforting at others. How beautiful.

"The Homestead" seems filled with activity, comfort and connection.

"Holy, Holy, Holy" is a worshipful hymn celebrating the creator, maker of all
that inspires us in nature.

Pure Piano Panoramas is beautiful in its simplicity, stunning in its ability to calm the soul and will refresh your spirit. This is timeless music for a temporary world. There is a little hint of the eternal in Jeff's exquisite compilations.

If you love David Lanz, Jeff Brickman, Danny Wright, Wayne Gratz., Robin Spielberg or George Winston, you will love Jeff Bjorck.

Spiritually Uplifting.

5 out of 5 stars What an Inspirational View!.......2002-05-02

A stunningly beautiful musical collection. "Pure Piano Panoramas" is, in turn, lyrical, soothing, joyous and inspiring. Jeff Bjorck is an accomplished composer with a huge emotional and stylistic range. The whole CD is a joy to experience!

Among my favourite tracks are "Soaring Mesa Cliffs" during which I can imagine flying over the desert and "Desert Cloudburst" which portrays such energy but at the same time, beauty and peace. Clearly, Nature has been an inspiration for Jeff, and his music is an accumulation of his experiences and values. I hope he continues to follow his muse and I look forward to his next recording!

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