Peggy Duquesnel - Lovely Skies (Piano Orchestrations) (2017)

Testimonials:
“This project is a thoroughly enjoyable offering, and if I wore a hat, I'd certainly be taking it off to Peggy and friends. High marks for arrangements and production as well.” - Michele Wilson-Morris, the Entertainment Bank

“With mad skills and a great attitude, Duquesnel is a stock whose arrow is pointing straight up.” - Brent Black, Critical Jazz

"One truly admirable piece of art. The cover of the 1971 Carpenters melodically sweet tune “Rainy Days and Mondays” shows off Duquesnel’s piano skills handsomely/ The magnetism of the subtle and well-arranged “Bird on a Leash” is appealing and classy with Lorber on keys and Braun’s trumpet complementing the piano of Duquesnel." - Ronald Jackson, Smooth Jazz Ride

This contemporary instrumental album “Lovely Skies” Piano Orchestrations features pianist / composer Peggy Duquesnel and Friends including musicians Jeff Lorber, Ric Braun, Jimmy Haslip, Greg Vail, Tony Guerrero, Grant Geissman plus fifteen other musician friends and colleagues of Peggy. The album includes sixteen enjoyable tracks of easy listening, smooth jazz music with twelve originals plus four cover songs… “Rainy Days and Mondays”, “Over the Rainbow,” “I Can See Clearly Now” plus “Don’t Know Why.”

Produced by: Peggy Duquesnel
Mastered by: Andre Mayeux
Piano: Peggy Duquesnel (all songs except Tr 12),
Steve Hall (Tr 7 & 12), Steve Donovan (Tr 12)
Trumpet / Flugel Horn: Ric Braun, Tony Guerrero
Sax / Flute: Greg Vail
Keyboards / Organ:
Jeff Lorber , Andre Mayeux , Edo Guidotti, Peggy Duquesnel
Guitar: David Patt , Michael Higgins, Michael Thompson, Grant Geissman
Bass: Jimmy Haslip, Ernie Nunez, Gordon Rustvold, Dave Stone
Drums / Percussion: Jimmy Branley, Gary Novak, Dave Owens, Tony Moore, Suzanne Morissette, Sinclair Lott