Welcome
Thanks for visiting my music page! I play piano and guitar, and I also write and arrange tunes. I like all kinds of music, but my own stuff tends to be jazz and pop oriented, with a little bit of Electronica and New Age influences in the mix.mp3's
Here are some sample MP3's of a few of my tunes. All songs are written and performed by me, unless otherwise indicated. Warning: these files are about 2 to 6 Megabytes in size, so they'll take a few minutes to download on most home connections. Note: All my tunes and performances are © 2004-2009 by Marcus Pendergrass. They are here as samples, for your listening pleasure only. Please do not redistrubute or otherwise use them without my permission. Thanks be unto you!Alice In Wonderland
The Hilliard-Fain standard, one of my favorites.
Little Softshoe
Andy, let's try this one next Friday.
I Love You
A little harmonica, anyone?
And I Love Her
The great Beatles tune.
Won't You? (5:42)
Another new original, with lyrics by Laura Owens. That's her on vocals as well, with Scott Walters on trumpet and Malcolm Dendtler on Latin percussion.
Elephant Walk (3:50)
A loud rock tune of mine, with some space-age video game sounds at the end.
So Far (6:28)
A meditative tune, with guitar and synth pad accompanimant.
East Of The Sun (Brooks Bowman) (3:13)
The Brooks Bowman standard, covered by just about everyone it seems. This performance is by the Laurabella Jazz Ensemble, with me on keys.
Leigh's Lullaby (3:20)
A jazz ballad, dedicated to my wife.
Asphodel (1:57)
The asphodel is the flower of Hades, and the dead. This isn't Goth, though...
Lament (4:51)
An experiment in writing a piece entirely for strings. Lacking funds to hire an orchestra, I played the parts on my Kurzweil PC88 keyboard.
Where Or When (Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart) (2:54)
The great Rogers & Hart standard, in an arrangement by yours truly.
Take My Hand (2:33)
More fun playing lots of different sounds on my keyboard.
New Blue (Morning Song) (4:50)
An experiment in adapting modern jazz type changes to a pop balled.
Wishing Well (1:41)
A piece in the style of piano-bar jazz. Played on my newest keyboard, a Roland Fantom X8. Nice piano sound, huh?
Tijuana Special (3:43)
Yet more fun playing lots of sounds on the keyboard
Another new original, with lyrics by Laura Owens. That's her on vocals as well, with Scott Walters on trumpet and Malcolm Dendtler on Latin percussion.
Easy To Love (Cole Porter) (3:56)
The great Cole Porter standard. This demo's for you, Andy!
The great Cole Porter standard. This demo's for you, Andy!
A loud rock tune of mine, with some space-age video game sounds at the end.
So Far (6:28)
A meditative tune, with guitar and synth pad accompanimant.
East Of The Sun (Brooks Bowman) (3:13)
The Brooks Bowman standard, covered by just about everyone it seems. This performance is by the Laurabella Jazz Ensemble, with me on keys.
Leigh's Lullaby (3:20)
A jazz ballad, dedicated to my wife.
Asphodel (1:57)
The asphodel is the flower of Hades, and the dead. This isn't Goth, though...
Lament (4:51)
An experiment in writing a piece entirely for strings. Lacking funds to hire an orchestra, I played the parts on my Kurzweil PC88 keyboard.
Where Or When (Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart) (2:54)
The great Rogers & Hart standard, in an arrangement by yours truly.
Take My Hand (2:33)
More fun playing lots of different sounds on my keyboard.
New Blue (Morning Song) (4:50)
An experiment in adapting modern jazz type changes to a pop balled.
Wishing Well (1:41)
A piece in the style of piano-bar jazz. Played on my newest keyboard, a Roland Fantom X8. Nice piano sound, huh?
Tijuana Special (3:43)
Yet more fun playing lots of sounds on the keyboard