The Magic Touch of Floyd Cramer / The Distinctive Piano Style of Floyd Cramer

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I'd easily give this disc five stars because I think that the ten songs that comprise "The Magic Touch Of Floyd Cramer" are really good and the sound quality on these particular tracks ranges from good to excellent. But I have to deduct from the rating for other reasons. For one thing, I have to question Collectables decision to choose these two particular albums for this "two-fer". Both are really short mid-60s releases on the budget Camden label. Both are hodge-podge gatherings of tracks recorded several years prior to the albums' releases. Not to say that the music isn't good. A lot of Floyd's finest performances are included here, but why not pick two of his more cohesive RCA efforts like the two organ albums or two from the "Class Of..." series or an excellent title like "Country Piano, City Strings"? Maybe Camden is all BMG would license to them at this time. The inside of the cover lists 22 other recent Collectables releases and, looking over the titles, I believe most (if not...Read more

I greatly admire Floyd Cramer's music and ordered this on a whim based on one song I heard on Pandora.com. This was the album they used.

Of my Floyd Cramer albums, this is my least favorite. The CD quality is just fine, nothing wrong with the media, packaging, etc. it is just that the mix of songs really don't appeal to me. If I'd heard the whole CD first, I'd never have ordered this one.

However, this is a personal opinion. Your tastes may and probably will differ from mine. You may love the album. So play the samples before purchasing as this isn't really his normal genre i.e. not very Country.

Floyd is unbelievable,his style and smooth touch are unique,the music is superb. No comparison with pianists of the last decade like, for example Richard Clayderman...good but normal. Floyd is of another planet. He would deserve a much better treatment, his recordings should be remastered in a much better way. This is the only weak point compared to Richard (not bad)) and others but as pure piano player Floyd is by far N°1. I've made some young kids that don't like solo smooth piano music hear Floyd and after an intial suspicion...they loved him. Unfortunately he is not very well known outside USA but it's no too late...RCA should clean and remaster his older recordings in a much better way (like "Piano Magic 1&2" = very good, or "The Essential FC")...result = anybody, no matter the age, that gets a chance to hear him will love him.
Ciao,
Franco