Video David Lanz - Best Of (52' Minutes piano collection playlist)

00:00 David Lanz - Big Sur
04:11 David Lanz - World Of Peace VI - Transformation
10:07 David Lanz - A Song Of Soul
13:49 David Lanz - Painting The Sun
18:59 David Lanz & Paul Speer - A Day In The Life (Bridge of Dreams)
24:23 David Lanz & Paul Speer - Ode to a Dark Star
29:43 David Lanz From: "Liverpool Re-Imagining the Beatles"
34:35 David Lanz - Cristofori's Dream
40:33 David Lanz - Spiral Dance
46:42 David Lanz - "Spanish Blue"

David Howard Lanz (born June 28, 1950 in Seattle, Washington) is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. His most popular album, Cristofori's Dream, topped the New Age charts in 1988, which was No. 1 on Billboard's first adult alternative/New Age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum. Natural States peaked at No. 125 on the Billboard 20

Lanz attributes his interest in the piano to experiences during his childhood in the Pacific Northwest. He said, "As children, the piano is one of the first 'machines' we come in contact with, and one of the first we are allowed to explore."

Lanz was inspired to play the piano by his now late mother, Helen Lanz, who also played. Helen played songs by Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole on the piano, and became David's first musical mentor.

Lanz started his performing career as a teenager during the 1960s. In 1971, Lanz recorded one album for Mercury Records with Canadian group- Brahman. He played keyboards on the Terry Jacks' hit, "Seasons in the Sun". In the late 1970s, Lanz was musical director of the Seattle band, The Sweep, with Ken McCann as front man singer, Peter Pendras on lead guitar, Glenn Ayers on drums, and Hugh Gerrard on bass. Saxophonist Robbie Jordan was added to the group after a gig in Boise, Idaho. A childhood friend of Lanz', Jeff Simmons, at one time or another played with or filled in for Sweep personnel since Simmons is a multi-instrumentalist.

Later, Lanz shifted to playing solo acts in local clubs. At a nightclub in Seattle, Lanz began to perform his own compositions. "It was the world's first new age piano bar," said Lanz. It was during this time that he began his transition from rock to other more reserved music genres, such as jazz and blues.

The 1980s saw the birth of a new type of musical talent in Lanz. During this time, with the help of a friend, he began composing what would now be considered New Age music. From the 1980s onward, he has released a steady stream of albums, including his ground-breaking album Heartsounds, his first solo album, which boosted the popularity of his record label, Narada

Discography:
(For track listings, see: http://www.davidlanz.com/cdsonglist.html)

1983 — Heartsounds
1984 — Nightfall
1985 — Natural States with Paul Speer
1985 — Solstice with Michael Jones
1987 — Woodlands with Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel
1987 — Desert Vision with Paul Speer
1988 — Cristofori's Dream
1990 — Skyline Firedance (The Orchestral Works/The Solo Works 2-CD set)
1991 — Return to the Heart
1993 — Bridge of Dreams with Paul Speer
1994 — Christmas Eve
1995 — Beloved (Collection with unreleased piano solo)
1996 — Sacred Road
1996 — Convergence with David Arkenstone (Collection of Lanz, Arkenstone)
1998 — Songs from an English Garden
1999 — An Evening with David Lanz (Live Concert recording)
1999 — Cristofori's Dream (remastered with additional track)
1999 — The Christmas Album (Collection with several unreleased tracks)
2000 — East of the Moon (Grammy Nomination - Best New Age Recording)
2000 — Angel in My Stocking - Limited Edition
2001 — Love Songs (Collection/additional unreleased track)
2002 — Finding Paradise
2002 — Romantic: The Ultimate David Lanz Collection (2-CD set)
2003 — A Cup of Moonlight (Limited Website Edition)
2003 — The Symphonic Sessions (Collection with several unreleased tracks)
2003 — Heartsounds/Nightfall (Re-released/re-mastered 2-CD set)
2004 — The Good Life
2005 — Spirit Romance with Gary Stroutsos
2005 — The Best of David Lanz
2006 — Sacred Road Revisited
2007 — A Cup of Moonlight (Revised Official Release/additional tracks)
2008 — Living Temples with Gary Stroutsos
2008 — Painting the Sun
2009 — Liverpool:Re-imagining the Beatles featuring Larry Knechtel and Gary Stroutsos
2010 — Liverpool Trio: Live in Seoul (Live Concert recording)
2011 — Here Comes the Sun featuring Gary Stroutsos, Walter Gray and Keith Lowe
2011 — Here Comes the Sun SOLO Piano Version
2012 — Christofori's Dream— Re-envisioned
2012 — Joy Noel
2013 — Movements of the Heart