Carmen Cavallaro

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Carmen Cavallaro was born in New York City. Known as the “Poet of the Piano”, he showed a gift for music from age three, picking out tunes on a toy piano. His parents were encouraged to develop the child’s musical talents and he studied classical piano in the United States. As a young pianist, he toured Europe performing in many capitals.

In 1933 Cavallaro joined Al Kavelin's orchestra, where he quickly became the featured soloist. After four years he switched to a series of other big bands, including Rudy Vallee's in 1937. He also worked briefly with Enric Madriguera and Abe Lyman.

Cavallaro formed his own band, a five-piece combo, in St. Louis, Missouri in 1939. His popularity grew and his group expanded into a 14-piece orchestra, releasing some 19 albums for Decca over the years. Although his band traveled the country and played in all the top spots, he made a particular impact at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, which became a favored venue, and which also later became a favorite spot of George Shearing and Mel Tormé. Other venues where he drew large audiences included New York’s Waldorf-Astoria, Chicago’s Palmer House and the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles. In 1963 he had a million-seller hit recording of the song Sukiyaki.

One of Cavallaro's vocalists, Guy Mitchell, later became famous in his own right.
Cavallaro's single best-selling recording was his pop version of "Chopin's 'Polonaise.'"
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


All of the midi files have been abbreviated on the server. Approximately twenty measures of each. Some, (*), have a full piano chorus + a snippet of Carmen Cavallaro's rendition. All are available as FULL General Midi (plays on your sound card), .pdf files (for printing the sheet music) and tapes or CD of "Carmen Cavallaro Midified". The tape or cd features the same midi files but in some cases I add a rhythm section plus orchestral background.
All of the mp3 files are complete.

Single midi files $6.00 each.pdf files $6.00 each

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For a somewhat out of date and incomplete list of midi files click here


Why midi and mp3 files? Midi files contain information, not sound. This information is sent to your sound card or synth. What you hear is the result of your hardware, not neccesarily what I hear.
I have recorded many, not all of my midi files, using my synths. The mp3 files allow you to hear what I intended not what your hardware defines.
Mp3 files are compressed sound files, not quite as good as original .wav files. If you order the cd - you will get the best sound as I intended it to be.


Many of these songs consist of two choruses. If what you hear doesn't sound like Carmen, be patient. The first chorus is usually a straight piano rendition. The second chorus is the CARMEN CAVALLARO rendition.


MIDI LINKS


midi All Through The Night (piano solo)

mp3 All Through The Night (piano solo - my synths)


midi Alone Together (piano solo)

mp3 Alone Together (piano solo) my synths


midi An Affair To Remember (piano solo)

mp3 An Affair To Remember (piano solo) my synths


midi April In Paris (piano solo)

mp3 April In Paris (piano solo) my synths


midi Autumn In New York (piano solo)

mp3 Autumn In New York (piano solo) my synths


midi Body And Soul (piano solo

mp3 Body And Soul (piano solo)
my synths


midi Can't We Be Friends (piano solo)

mp3 Can't We Be Friends (piano solo) my synths


midi Can't We Talk It Over ? (piano solo)

mp3 Can't We Talk It Over ?
(piano solo) my synths


midi Dancing In The Dark (piano solo)

mp3 Dancing In The Dark
(piano solo) my synths


midi I Married An Angel
(piano solo)

mp3 I Married An Angel
(piano solo) my synths


midi If I could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) piano solo

mp3 If I could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
piano solo - my synths


midi If I Love Again
(piano solo)

mp3 If I Love Again
(piano solo) my synths


midi I'm Thru With Love
(piano solo)

mp3 I'm Thru With Love
(piano solo) my synths


midi In Dreams I Kiss Your Hand Madame
(piano solo)

mp3 In Dreams I Kiss Your Hand Madame
(piano solo) my synths


midi Laura
(piano solo)

mp3 Laura
(piano solo) my synths


midi Night And Day
(piano solo)

mp3 Night And Day
(piano solo) my synths


midi Paradise (piano solo)

mp3 Paradise (piano solo) my synths


midi So Rare (piano solo)

mp3 So Rare (piano solo) my synths


midi Spring Is Here (piano solo)

mp3 Spring Is Here (piano solo) my synths


midi Taking A Chance On Love (piano solo)

mp3 Taking A Chance On Love (piano solo)
my synths


midi The Boy Next Door (piano solo)

mp3 The Boy Next Door (piano solo) my synths


midi You Stepped Out Of A Dream (piano solo)

mp3 You Stepped Out Of A Dream (piano solo) my synths


midi You're My Everything (piano solo)

mp3 You're My Everything (piano solo) my synths


midi When Your Lover Has Gone (piano solo)

mp3 When Your Lover Has Gone (piano solo) my synths


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