An English Songbook

An English Songbook is a solo piano album by John Bunch. It was recorded in 2003 and released by Chiaroscuro Records.

An English Songbook
Studio album by
John Bunch
RecordedFebruary 2003
GenreJazz
LabelChiaroscuro

Recording and music

The album of solo piano performances by Bunch was recorded in February 2003.[1] Each of the tracks was written by a British composer.[2]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[1]

An English Songbook was released by Chiaroscuro Records.[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the performances showed "customary finesse, though over the length of a CD Bunch can seem becalmed with the tempo set a steady musing lope. One at a time, still delightful."[1] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that "Every track is a pure delight for fans of solo piano."[3]

Track listing
  1. "I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You"
  2. "Pure Imagination"
  3. "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
  4. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square"
  5. "Cherokee"
  6. "Play Orchestra Play"
  7. "Sunday"
  8. "Ziguener"
  9. "Just in Time"
  10. "We'll Gather Lilacs"
  11. "The Touch of Your Lips"
  12. "A Garden in the Rain"
  13. "If I Had You"
  14. "Consider Yourself"
  15. "On the Road to Mandalay"

Personnel
  • John Bunch – piano

References
  1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. Carlson, Russell (June 27, 2003). "Kunsman, Hinton and Bunch Releases". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  3. Dryden, Ken. "John Bunch – An English Songbook". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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