Impressions in Black and White

Jeff Bjorck returns with IMPRESSIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE, his third Pure Piano release. Whereas nature inspired his first two CDs, this third effort’s compositions sprang primarily from Jeff’s imagination and a colorful palette of childhood memories. The liner notes tell the stories behind each piece, and Bjorck encourages his listeners to read them while playing the CD for a richly nostalgic experience. The shift from nature to imaginative impressions is also reflected in the departure from colorful panoramic photos which graced his previous CDs. For this new disc, Bjorck digitally created an impressionist piano image in black and white, but he insists that “the music is always in full color!” Recorded primarily in 2004, these eleven pieces were composed over the past four years with two exceptions: All I See Is Air (1977) and Return To Catskill Meadow (1998). Played softly, IMPRESSIONS presents fresh “quiet music to calm the heart in a noisy world.” Many pieces on this new disc are more vibrant, however, and the listener is encouraged to turn up the volume on occasion for optimal enjoyment! Jeff notes, “I hope that these IMPRESSIONS will give my listeners the emotional, classically styled music they have come to expect, while gently introducing them to my more energetic side!”