[Gus Kahn-Ted Fiorito] I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)

[bryant88]

  Here is another of my roll interpretations. I really like the melody.

[arensky]

I like the melody too, I've always liked this song. Erroll Garner's recording of it is one of my top 10 favorite jazz piano recordings. This song (written in 1904, I believe) was a popular jazz improv vehicle until about the early 1960's, when things changed in Jazz. Lester Young's recording of it is one of the legendary recordings of Jazz.

Now; "your interpretations" ?  Are you punching these out, making these rolls, or are they QRS rolls and such? If you're making these, that's amazing! They're excellent!

[pianistimo]

happy to hear another roll tonight.  i feel pleased to end the day on a good note.(s)

[instromp]

Another good one  . Sounds very fun to play and difficult with the rolls....But I hate to ask are you playing this? since it says "Miller Player Piano" in the tag editor

[bryant88]

  These are my interpretations of the piano rolls- by interpretations I mean that I select the tempos and try to impart subtle dynamic shadings by use of the foot pumps. In my previous tune (You Do Something To Me) I brought out the left-hand melody where appropriate. I am trying to show that the old foot pumped players can be capable of musical results when played with some feeling for the music.