BEST TOM BRIER MOMENTS AND IMPROVISATIONS | PART 1

[@Tarzoq]

After listening to the same videos of Tom for over three years I still can't get enough! 😍

[@quantumleap359]

I watch these old videos and I want to cry.... He was such a huge talent, and that has been taken from him. I pray that someday, somehow Tom can regain his talent and show us even more brilliance at the keyboard. Our prayers are with you Tom.

[@hotgarbage1475]

I cry every time brother

[@SupGaillac]

Wishing all the best for Tom, that he eventually recovers, and - most importantly - that he finds some reliefs & comfort in spite of his situation.

[@Keeper1st]

Note that his last album "Live in Concert" is not listed in the description, neither is "Missing You at the McCoys" and a couple albums with him as pianist for the Raspberry Jam Band. Oh also missing is "Brier Plays Marchese".

[@RagtimeRoman]

Whoops! Thanks for pointing out that mistake! It’s fixed now.

[@hudaiproductions5738]

@@RagtimeRoman that’s good that you fixed it 👍

[@Dewabarasunderan]

Love that you’re looking out for his legacy!

[@KawhackitaRag]

@@RagtimeRoman I have "Brier Plays Marchese". I bought it direct from Eric Marchese. He *might* have a few copies left but I'm not sure. This CD came out in 1998 I believe. approx. 2/3 of the CD are Eric's solo compositions, and the last few (I think) are some of his collaborations with Tom. I believe Eric has composed over 40 (over 50?) pieces so this is by no means all his work but is a good sampler of some of his best tunes from before 2000. It's not even all the collaborations with Tom as they wrote several more after that.

[@KawhackitaRag]

@@RagtimeRoman I just found my copy of this CD. Here is the information: Brier Plays Marchese Andrew's note: all tracks are solo piano performances by Tom Brier EXCEPT tracks 4, 5, 7, 10, and 14 as noted. All tracks are composed by Eric Marchese, except tracks 15-17 which are collaborations by Tom Brier & Eric Marchese. 1. Oak Leaf Rag (1983) 2. Great Pond Rag (1988) 3. French Park Rag (1988) 4. The Ragtime Warbler (1988) : original synthesizer orchestral arrangement by Tom Brier 5. The World Premiere (1988) : original synthesizer orchestral arrangement by Tom Brier 6. Rapunzel's Regret (1989-90) 7. New Age Rag (1988-89) : original synthesizer orchestral arrangement by Tom Brier 8. Halcyon Days (1990) 9. A New England Yuletide (1991) 10. Winnin' Time (1991) : original synthesizer orchestral arrangement by Tom Brier 11-13. Rag Suite - To the Classicists: 11. One for J. F. L. (1991-92) 12. Uncle James (1993) 13. The Dream of Ragtime (1992) 14. Prometheus Rag (1994) : this is a computer-synthesized rendition made from an orchestration of this piece made by Galen Wilkes. 15. Millenium Rag (Brier-Marchese, 1994) 16. Consistency Rag(Brier-Marchese, 1996) 17. Calaveras Rag (Brier-Marchese, 1997) 18. A Barrel-House Bawl (1997) E. M. Music Publishing All materials copyright (c) 1998 by Eric Marchese I don't know what keyboard/electric piano and synthesizer Tom used to perform these works. It is not mentioned anywhere in the liner notes.

[@xdash3585]

At 8:54 when Tom slams his hands in the piano it reminds me of a movie about Scott Joplin, when in a bar two guys duet and one of them starts slamming the piano just like that

[@AzlanValentine]

The legend!! What a talented human being hope he’s doing well

[@pianothrone7965]

I’m really sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Tom was in a car accident a few years back. He can’t walk or talk but he is getting better. Sending love to his family

[@AzlanValentine]

@@pianothrone7965 yea I've been following the situation since it happened :(

[@turnkey_hole]

Never forget that his family denies him the standard of care that could allow him to function better.

[@hotgarbage1475]

For what reasons?

[@portgasdace3295]

Hey great video, I was wondering if you could re-upload the video with Tom, Brian and Danny playing razor blade 1:05 since foundring account as been terminated, really loved this one and bunch of foundring's pieces such a shame

[@RagtimeRoman]

Apologies for the year-late reply! Unfortunately, I no longer have that video. I had to remove video downloads from my computer storage and put them on a USB stick and then the stick became corrupted.

[@deem7478]

What a gift of talent! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@artie360]

Thanks, Ron,

[@MariaLopez-nk3mi]

Pianista increíblemente bueno

[@jollylawyer9999]

This needs to get over a million views

[@metanogaming412]

just thanks you

[@leifvejby8023]

That Maple leaf rag!

[@jollylawyer9999]

Amazing!

[@d1ce_tv]

i love this, thank you for putting the work into compiling these

[@meadowmusicwolf]

Great video. Will definitely watch part 2.

[@RS-gl9ht]

Thanks for uploading this wonderful video - such fun! Looking forward to Part 2.

[@metanogaming412]

I look forward the part 2 😃

[@musicislanguage8657]

Yeah me too :)

[@metanogaming412]

@@musicislanguage8657 👍👍

[@pietroproject]

Just wait until he gets well.

[@metanogaming412]

@@pietroproject Yes but unfortunately I think he will never be able to play like before

[@xdash3585]

It’s out!

[@kinn_27i]

A legend

[@andrewbarrett1537]

Hi RagtimeRoman, I have the CD “Brier Plays Marchese”. It dates from 1998. Now you can update the description of this video. It’s a great CD by the way, one of Tom’s best with some of my favorite rags.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

*oops just saw I already replied to this via my other channel.

[@1s44k]

1:04 The full presentation is no longer on KZbin :(

[@Nobio-Nobi]

テンション上がるなー

[@pi5549]

I'd upload that bio to Wikipedia.

[@jollylawyer9999]

Come on algorithm!

[@joaoluiz1026]

Extraordinary

[@jopeckxpress]

When comes part 2?

[@charlesdupouy]

❤

[@floatinghands181]

6:28 and 8:32 made me cream myself nearly