DAVID LANZ

Liverpool: Re-imagining the Beatles

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Any attempt to reinterpret the Beatles runs the risk of coming off as corny, cheesy or worse. So credit David Lanz for recasting these songs as stirring instrumentals that ring true to the originals while adding an original perspective to the mix. A skilled pianist and adept arranger, Lanz transforms “Things We Said Today,” “Yes It Is” and “Lovely Rita” into elegiac mini-suites that successfully transform those tunes without causing offense to the definitive versions. Lanz successfully stakes out a common thread through his own compositions. Newly penned entries like “London Skies: A John Lennon Suite” sample the spirit of the Beatles’ music while morphing it into something else entirely. The result is a beautifully beguiling tribute that stands squarely on its own.