Why PIANO ???

Anda pasti lihat header halaman Blog ini dan juga avatar yang ada disisi nama saya …
Bisa jadi kesan yang timul adalah … “Penulis ini sepertinya orang yang sedemikian tergila-gila dengan PIANO”.

Ya more or less begitulah …

Saya bukan seorang pianis yang handal .. tetapi memang saya sangat mengagumi alat musik yang satu ini …
Seluruh harmoni musikalitas manusia bisa di lakukan oleh alat musik ini …
Bilah-bilah hitam putih ini sedemikian ajaibnya … sehingga sanggup untuk berbuat apasaja …
dari mulai sekedar meruntuhkan hati wanita, meratapi keadaan yang ada, merayakan kegembiraan yang didapat … sampai dengan … menjadi alat untuk mendongkrak nasionalisme dan kebanggaan akan suatu negara … !!!

Karena rada panjang aku akan sajikan secara serial ya …
Mulai dari sejarah, perkembangan sampai dengan pianis-pianis dan komponis-komponis terkenal yang telah mewarnai Dunia melalui ciptaan komposisinya dan permainan musiknya …

stay tune ya tune …
(next … Sejarah Piano …)

Casino Royale : Eva Green (2006)

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Eva Gaëlle Green[1] (IPA: [ɛva ɡʁeːn]; born July 5, 1980) is a French actress, raised in Paris and living partly in London. She has been noted by Vogue for her “killer looks, intelligence and modesty”,[2] and has been described by The Independent as “gothic, quirky, and sexy”.[3]

The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, Green performed in theatre before making her film debut in The Dreamers (2003), which generated controversy over her numerous nude scenes. She achieved greater fame for her parts in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, for which she won a BAFTA. She has also modelled for numerous brands.

Eva Green was born in Paris, France on July 5, 1980, the daughter of French actress Marlène Jobert and Swedish dentist Walter Green. Green has a fraternal twin sister named Joy, who was born two minutes earlier than her.[4] Green described her family as “bourgeois”,[5] and that her sister is very different from her.[6] Green is a natural blonde; she dyed her hair black during her teens. [7] French-Swedish actress Marika Green is her aunt.

Green was raised in France, and spent some time as well in Ramsgate, London and Ireland.[8] Her school was English-speaking.[7] Green was quiet at school,[6] and developed an interest in Egyptology when she visited the Louvre at age seven.[9] Green aspired to become an actress when she saw Isabelle Adjani in The Story of Adele H. at the age of fourteen. Jobert initially feared the effect an acting career would have on her sensitive daughter, but she soon supported her ambitions.[8]

In addition to her acting career, Green has modelled for Breil, Emporio Armani, Lancôme, Heineken,[9] and Christian Dior SA’s “Midnight Poison” perfume, in an advert directed by Wong Kar-wai.[23] She has also expressed interest in returning to the theatre,[13] and has no plans to go to work in Hollywood because, “The problem with Hollywood is that the studios are super powerful, they have far more power than the directors. My ambition at this moment is just to find a good script.”[24]

Die Another Day : Halle Berry (2002 )

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Halle Maria Berry (IPA: /ˈhælɪ ˈbɛrɪ/; born August 14, 1966)[1] is an American actress and former fashion model and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,[2] and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in Monster’s Ball, becoming the only woman of African-American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokeswoman.[3][4] She is attempting to expand into the production side of Hollywood.[5]

Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing runner-up in Miss USA (1986), and winning the Miss USA World 1986 contest.[2] Her breakthrough feature film role was in the 1991 Jungle Fever. This led to roles in The Flintstones (1994), Bulworth (1998), X-Men (2000) and its sequels, and Die Another Day. She also won a worst actress Razzie award in 2005 for Catwoman, and accepted the award in person.[6]

Berry studied at Bedford High School She worked in the children’s department at Higbee’s Department store. She subsequently attended the Cuyahoga Community College. In the 1980s, she entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Teen All-American in 1985 and Miss Ohio USA in 1986.[2] Other entries included Miss USA (first runner-up in 1986 to Christy Fichtner of Texas, the second of the Texas Aces), and sixth place in Miss World 1986 (the winner being Trinidad and Tobago’s Giselle Laronde). In the Miss USA 1986 pageant interview competition, she said she hoped to become an entertainer or to have something to do with the media. Her interview was awarded the highest score by the judges.[10]

As Bond girl Jinx in the 2002 blockbuster Die Another Day, she famously recreated the scene from Dr. No, bursting from the surf to be greeted by James Bond, as Ursula Andress had 40 years earlier.[15] In late 2003, she starred in the psychological thriller Gothika opposite Robert Downey Jr. The same year, she was named #1 in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.[16] Her next lead role was in the film Catwoman, for which she was awarded a “worst actress” Razzie award in 2005. She accepted the award in person with a sense of humor, considering it an experience of the “rock bottom” in order to be “at the top”.[6] Holding the Academy Award in one hand and the Razzie in the other she said, “I never in my life thought that I would be here, winning a Razzie. It’s not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you. When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there’s no way you could be a good winner”.[15]

Berry is making the transition to working on the production side of film and television. She is working with author Angela Nissel to executive-produce a comedy series based on Nissel’s two memoirs, The Broke Diaries and Mixed: My Life in Black and White.[5] Berry has served many years as the face of Revlon cosmetics and also served as the face of Versace. She is featured in Maxim magazine’s Girls of Maxim gallery.[18]

Berry is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning $14 million each for Gothika and Catwoman.[3] In July 2007, she topped In Touch magazine’s list of the world’s most fabulous 40-something celebrities. On April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.[19][20]

The World is not enough : Sophie Marceau (1999)

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Sophie Marceau (IPA: [sɔfi maʁso]) is a popular French actress who gained international recognition with her performances such as in Braveheart and The World is Not Enough.

Sophie Marceau was born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu on November 17, 1966 in Paris, France, the second child of Benoît and Simone Maupu. Her father, Benoît, a veteran of the Algerian War, worked as a truck driver, painter, and bartender; her mother, Simone, was a demonstrator in department stores. Her brother Sylvain is three years older than Sophie.[citation needed]

In 1995, Sophie Marceau achieved international recognition for her role of Princess Isabelle in Mel Gibson’s historical epic Braveheart. That same year, she was part of an ensemble cast of international actors that appeared in the French film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and Wim Wenders, Beyond the Clouds.

In 1997, Sophie continued her international string of successful films with William Nicholson’s Firelight, filmed in England, Véra Belmont’s Marquise, filmed in France, and Bernard Rose’s Anna Karenina, filmed in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Interestingly, this was the first filmed version of Tolstoy’s great novel to be filmed in Russia.

In 1999, she made two films that defined her as an international star. For A Midsummer Night’s Dream, she played the role of Hippolyta among a star-filled cast of international actors. That same year, she entered the elite realm of Hollywood Bond girls by playing the role of Elektra King in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.

In 2000, Sophie teamed up once again with her husband Andrzej Zulawski to film La Fidélité. [2]

The Manhattan Transfer …

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the manhattan transfer official website (http://www.singers.com/jazz/manhattantransfer.html

THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER
The group was founded in 1972 by singers Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Tim Hauser. Performances at Max’s Kansas City, Trude Heller’s and Reno Sweeney in New York City soon brought them a cult following, and it was at the latter venue that Ahmet Ertegün, founder and chairman of Atlantic Records, saw them and offered a recording contract which led to the release, in 1975, of their first album under the new line-up, The Manhattan Transfer. The album included the group’s first hit single, the gospel tune “Operator”.

The Manhattan Transfer re-emerged as a four-piece, with Janis Siegel (alto), Laurel Masse (soprano), and Alan Paul (tenor), who found each other in a series of happy accidents. Tim Hauser was driving a cab at the time, and picked up passenger Laurel Masse; they got to talking. Tim met Janis Siegel through a drummer acquaintance. Janis had been performing at the Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene with a group called “Laurel Canyon.” Alan Paul had been appearing in the musical “Grease!” (Laurel’s boyfriend was a musician in the production, and referred him).

Cheryl Bentyne joined in 1979. Her father had been a jazz bandleader and she had sung with him, developing a technical facility that she would need with the Transfer. Her audition pieces were “You Can Depend On Me” and “Candy.” With Cheryl in the group, the group went forward with their next record: “Extensions.” It was a hit and the group were swept up in the disco craze with the single “Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone.” In addition, “Extensions” included “Birdland,” the Weather Report composition that became a Manhattan Transfer signature tune. The group won two Grammy’s for that album, the first of many.

THE MEMBER :

Tim Hauser (bass) (born in …. 12 December 1941)

Alan Paul (tenor)(born in Newark, New Jersey on 23 November 1949.

Janis Siegel (alto) (Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1952)

Cheryl Bentyne (soprano) (Born on 17 January 1954)

Laurel Massé (???)

DISCOGRAPHY
1975 : The Manhattan Transfer
1. Tuxedo Junction” (3:03)
2. “Sweet Talking Guy” (2:25)
3. “Operator” (3:09)
4. “Candy” (3:26)
5. “Gloria” (2:57)
6. “Clap Your Hands” (2:55)
7. “That Cat Is High” (2:53)
8. “You Can Depend On Me” (3:30)
9. “Blue Champagne” (2:21)
10. “Java Jive” (2:44)
11. “Occapella” (3:04)
12. “Heart’s Desire” (2:36)
1976 : Coming Out
1. Don’t Let Go” (2:45)
2. “Zindy Lou” (2:50)
3. “Chanson D’Amour” (2:55)
4. “Helpless” (3:07)
5. “Scotch And Soda” (2:59)
6. “The Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame)” (3:05)
7. “Poinciana (The Song Of The Tree)” (4:11)
8. “S.O.S.” (3:10)
9. “Popsicle Toes” (4:16)
10. “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference” (3:30)
11. “The Thought Of Loving You” (2:56)

1978 : Pastiche
1. “Four Brothers”
2. “A Gal In Calico”
3. “Love for Sale”
4. “Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T’Attends)”
5. “On A Little Street In Singapore”
6. “In a Mellow Tone”
7. “Walk In Love”
8. “Who, What, Where, When, Why”
9. “It’s Not The Spotlight”
10. “Pieces of Dreams”
11. “Where Did Our Love Go”
12. “Single Girl”"

1978 : The Manhattan Transfer Life
1. “That Cat Is High”
2. “Snootie Little Cutie”
3. “Four Brothers”
4. “On A Little Street In Singapore”
5. “Java Jive”
6. “Walk In Love”
7. “Chanson d’Amour”
8. “Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame)”
9. “In The Dark”
10. “Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T’Attends)”
11. “Sunday”
12. “Candy”
13. “Well, Well, Well”
14. “Freddy Morris Monologue”
15. “Bacon Fat”
16. “Turn Me Loose”
17. “Operator”
18. “Tuxedo Junction”"

1979 : Extensions
1. “Birdland” (6:00)
2. “Wacky Dust” (3:10)
3. “Nothin’ You Can Do About It” (4:25)
4. “Coo Coo U” (2:13)
5. “Body And Soul” (4:26)
6. a “Twilight Zone” (1:08)
7. b “Twilight Tone” (4:57)
8. “Trickle Trickle” (2:19)
9. “Shaker Song” (4:30)
10. “Foreign Affair” (3:54)

1981 : Mecca for Moderns
1. On The Boulevard (4:08)
2. Boy From New York City (3:40)
3. (Wanted) Dead Or Alive (3:27)
4. Spies In The Night (3:59)
5. Smile Again (4:33)
6. Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) (5:17)
7. (The Word Of) Confirmation (3:14)
8. Kafka (4:08)
9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (3:46)

1981 : The Best of Manhattan Transfer
1. Tuxedo Junction (2:44)
2. Boy From New York City (3:40)
3. Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone (3:55)
4. Body And Soul (4:25)
5. Candy (3:26)
6. Four Brothers (3:47)
7. Birdland (6:00)
8. Gloria (2:57)
9. Trickle Trickle (2:18)
10. Operator (3:09)
11. Java Jive (2:44)
12. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (3:46)

1983 : Bodies and Souls
1. Spice Of Life (3:40)
2. This Independence (5:01)
3. Mystery (5:00)
4. American Pop (3:34)
5. Soldier Of Fortune (4:21)
6. Code Of Ethics (5:06)
7. Malaise En Malaisie (3:58)
8. Down South Camp Meetin’ (3:00)
9. Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival) (2:33)
10. Goodbye Love (3:04)
11. The Night That Monk Returned To Heaven (3:23)

1985 : Bop Doo Wop
1. Route 66 (3:20)
2. Jeannine (5:30)
3. My Cat Fell In The Well (Well! Well! Well!) (2:45)
4. The Duke Of Dubuque (2:20)
5. How High The Moon (1:58)
6. Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love)(2:52)
7. Safronia B (2:08)
8. Heart’s Desire (2:40)
9. That’s The Way It Goes (2:49)
10. Unchained Melody (2:30

1985 : Vocalese
1. That’s Killer Joe (5:02)
2. Rambo (3:19)
3. Airegin (3:19)
4. To You (3:53)
5. Meet Benny Bailey (3:29)
6. Another Night in Tunisia (4:12)
7. Ray’s Rockhouse (5:06)
8. Blee Blop Blues (3:01)
9. Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford (3:45)
10. Sing Joy Spring (7:07)
11. Move (2:49)

1987 : Man-Tora ! Live in Tokyo
1. Four Brothers (3:53)
2. Rambo (3:44)
3. Meet Benny Bailey (3:06)
4. Airegin (3:20)
5. To You (3:59)
6. Sing Joy Spring (6:19)
7. Move (2:49)
8. That’s Killer Joe (4:52)
9. The Duke of Dubuque (2:34)
10. Gloria (2:53)
11. On the Boulevard (3:35)
12. Shaker Song (3:51)
13. Ray’s Rockhouse (5:15)

1987 : Brazil
1. Soul Food To Go (5:08)
2. The Zoo Blues (3:55)
3. So You Say (4:47)
4. Capim (4:58)
5. Metropolis (4:15)
6. Hear The Voices (4:06)
7. Agua (5:08)
8. The Jungle Pioneer (3:30)
9. Notes From The Underground (5:45)

1991 : The Offbeat of Avenues
1. The Offbeat Of Avenues
2. Sassy
3. 10 Minutes Till The Savages Come
4. What Goes Around Comes Around
5. Blue Serenade
6. Gentleman With A Family
7. Women In Love
8. A World Apart
9. Confide In Me
10. The Quietude (Encuentro De Animales)
11. Blues For Pablo

1992 : The Christmas Album
1. Snowfall
2. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Santa Man (Medley)
4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
5. Silent Night, Holy Night
6. Caroling, Caroling
7. Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season (Medley)
8. A Christmas Love Song
9. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
11. Goodnight

1992 : Anthology : Down In Birdland
CD #1
1. Trickle Trickle
2. Gloria
3. Operator
4. Helpless
5. Ray’s Rockhouse
6. Heart’s Desire (Live)
7. Zindy Lou
8. Mystery
9. Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love)
10. Route 66
11. Java Jive
12. Chanson D’Amour
13. Foreign Affair
14. Smile Again
15. Spice Of Life
16. The Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame)
17. Soul Food To Go (Sina)
18. So You Say (Esquinas)
19. Boy From New York City
20. Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone

CD #2
1. Four Brothers
2. Blee Blop Blues
3. Candy
4. A Gal In Calico
5. Love For Sale
6. On A Little Street In Singapore
7. Tuxedo Junction
8. That Cat Is High
9. Body And Soul
10. Meet Benny Baily
11. Sing Joy Spring
12. To You
13. Down South Camp Meetin’
14. Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
15. Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival)
16. Another Night In Tunisia
17. Capim
18. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
19. Birdland

1994 : The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer
1. Boy From New York City (3:40)
2. Trickle Trickle (2:20)
3. Gloria (2:58)
4. Operator (3:11)
5. Tuxedo Junction (3:04)
6. Four Brothers (3:48)
7. Ray’s Rockhouse (5:08)
8. Soul Food To Go (Sina) (5:15)
9. Spice Of Life (3:41)
10. Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love) (2:54)
11. Candy (3:28)
12. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (3:50)
13. Birdland (6:01)
14. Java Jive (2:46)
15. Route 66 (2:55)
16. Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone (6:06)

1994 : The Manhattan Transfer meets Tubby the Tuba
1. Tubby The Tuba (13:55)
2. Tubby At The Circus (10:59)
3. Tubby Meets A Jazz Band (11:37)
4. The Further Adventures Of Tubby The Tuba (16:23)

1995 : Tonin’
1. Let’s Hang On (with Frankie Valli)
2. Groovin’ (with Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals)
3. It’s Gonna Take A Miracle (with Bette Midler)
4. I Second That Emotion (with Smokey Robinson)
5. La-La (Means I Love You) (with Laura Nyro)
6. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (with Phil Collins)
7. The Thrill Is Gone (with Ruth Brown & B.B. King)#
8. Hot Fun in the Summertime (with Chaka Khan)
9. Along Comes Mary
10. Dream Lover (with James Taylor)
11. Save The Last Dance For Me (with Ben E. King)
12. God Only Knows

1997 : Swing
1. Stomp Of King Porter
2. Sing A Study In Brown
3. Sing Moten’s Swing
4. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
5. I Know Why (And So Do You)
6. Sing You Sinners
7. Java Jive
8. Down South Camp Meetin’
9. Topsy
10. Clouds (adapted from “Nuages”)
11. Skyliner
12. It’s Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
13. Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie

1997 : Boy From New York City and Other Hits
1. Boy From New York City (3:40)
2. Java Jive (2:46)
3. Gloria (2:58)
4. Helpless (3:07)
5. Tuxedo Junction (3:04)
6. Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone (6:06)
7. Ray’s Rockhouse (5:08)
8. Mystery (5:00)
9. Smile Again (4:33)
10. Birdland (6:01)

2000 : Spirit of St Louis
1. Stompin’ At Mahogany Hall
2. The Blues Are Brewin’
3. Sugar
4. A Kiss To Build A Dream On
5. Old Man Mose
6. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
7. Gone Fishin’
8. Nothing Could Be Hotter Than That
9. Blue Again
10. When You Wish Upon A Star

2003 : Couldn’t be Hotter
1. Old Man Mose
2. Sing Moten’s Swing
3. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
4. Sugar (That Sugar Baby O’Mine)
5. Up A Lazy River
6. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
7. Stars Fell on Alabama
8. Gone Fishin’
9. Blue Again
10. Clouds (adapted from “Nuages”)
11. Stompin’ at Mahogany Hall
12. Nothing Could Be Hotter Than That
13. It’s Good Enough to Keep
14. Don’t Let Go
15. Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone
16. My Foolish Heart

2004 : Vibrate
1. Walkin’ in N.Y.
2. Greek Song
3. Vibrate
4. The New JuJu Man (Tutu)
5. Doodlin’
6. The Twelfth
7. First Ascent
8. Core of Sound (Modinha)
9. Feel Flow
10. Embraceable You
11. Come Softly to Me/ I Met Him on a Sunday

2005 : An Acapella Christmas
1. Jingle Bells
2. White Christmas
3. Christmas Time Is Here
4. Good King Wenceslas
5. Toyland
6. My Grown Up Christmas List
7. Merry Christmas Baby
8. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
9. Christmas Is Coming
10. Winter Wonderland

2006 : The Symphony Sessions
1. Route 66
2. Candy
3. Embraceable You
4. That’s The Way It Goes
5. A Nightingale Sang In Berkely Square
6. Because You Are All Heart
7. To You
8. Vibrate
9. Clouds (Nuages)
10. The Quietude
11. The Offbeat Of Avenues
12. Birdland

2006 : The Definitely Pop Collection
Disc: 1
1. Operator
2. Tuxedo Junction
3. Candy
4. Gloria
5. Java Live
6. Helpless
7. Chanson D’amour
8. The Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame)
9. Four Brothers
10. Love For Sale

Disc: 2
1. Boy From New York City
2. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
3. Smile Again
4. Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)
5. Spice Of Life
6. Mystery
7. Down South Camp Meetin’
8. Route 66
9. Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love)
10. Another Night In Tunisia