Thursday, November 25, 2010

Mannheim Steamroller Began as an alias for record producer composer Chip Davis The name Mannheim Steamroller comes from an 18th century German musical technique Mannheim rocket or roller an ascending arpeggio popularized by the Mannheim school of composition.



Before the fame of Steamroller Davis Had Been Known best for Creating the country music character CW McCall of Convoy fame for His friend Bill Fries Even Before Davis made McCall a star I have produced an unusual album of classical music Performed Entirely by Davis and musical collaborator and keyboardist Jackson Berkey using electric bass played by Eric Hansen and synthesizers.


The first four Fresh Aire albums constitutive four seasons exploration with Fresh Air Being spring fall Being Fresh Aire II Obviously less Than the others Fresh Aire III Being summer and Fresh Aire IV Being winter All four of These albums Maintain the blend of baroque classical music light jazz and a light sense of humor Davis is credited as playing more toys on the Fresh Aire III album credits and featuring Jackson Berkey's virtuosic keyboard work for more examples listen to Berkey's own master Sunken Cathedral for performances of classical works by Debussy Persichetti and others.

Mannheim Steamroller's An American Christmas is a 12 hour special Nationally broadcast radio program of music and Narrated stories heard on over 250 stations across the United States The program is hosted by the group's founder Chip Davis and is Produced and Distributed Each Year by Weststar TalkRadio Network.

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