Imagine
By
Alise Ashby
Written by
Steve Sheppard
I remember 1971 very well; my interest in music had reached
past pop and into progressive rock, but my love of the Beatles still hovered like a familiar cloud across a November sky,
back in 1971(USA) (1975 in the UK) Lennon would go on to release a single and
an album that has become iconic, and called Imagine. It is this journey of legendary proportions we gaze at
lovingly today, by one of the finest pianists of her day in Alise Ashby.
Ashby has developed a truly tender performance style, and here
on this illustrious composition, she breathes a fresh stream of consciousness
into the arrangement, her fluent and gentle presentation will charm the most
ardent of Lennon fans, and leave a calming smile across the faces of many a
music aficionado.
This is a song that exemplifies peace, love and a fairer
world, still something as humans we search for in the darkness of our own
fears, but here Ashby with this instrumental version, poses a soothing reminder
for us to keep trying. Her skill set as a pianist is one that creates cathartic
creations, and on this new single Imagine,
one that we all know and love so well, she has done just that, this moment of
magical instrumental magnificence will be with ease a massive hit for the
pianist as the year of 2024 draws to its final conclusion.
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