Purchase the book HERE, either as a downloadable PDF or as a physical spiral-bound book. 137pp.
Deanna also appears on the following recordings:
Edge of the Mind- Schumacher/Sanford Sound Assembly (Beauport Jazz, 2009)
listed among the ten best jazz albums of 2009 by CD Baby
"...Don Grolnick-like sighing, soulful piano by the ever emerging Witkowski...at times extraordinary and consistently excellent, the
Schumacher-Sanford Sound Assembly project should be high on your
acquisition list for 2009 if modern big bands with taste, craft, an
edge, and top level musicianship are in your specific taste level, and
comes heartily recommended with no reservation." -Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Vipassana- Joseph C. Phillips' Numinous Ensemble (Innova, 2009)
Close Companions- D.C. Anderson (LML Music, 2009)
Uncle Wiggly Suite- Billy Fox Ensemble (Clean Feed, 2007)
Great Spirit- James Finn Quartet (NotTwo Records, 2006)
James Finn: tenor saxophone; Deanna Witkowski: piano; Leon Lee Dorsey: double bass; Klaus Kugel: drums.
Recorded performing a series of unrehearsed improvisations (with titles that read as a prayer), the quartet is energized and continuously creative throughout Great Spirit. -All About Jazz
Dusted Magazine review
The Chopin Project
Deanna’s upcoming (spring 2012) solo piano recording features articulate, unusual jazz takes on eight Chopin pieces, four of which
combine Chopin with Brazilian pieces (Manhã de Carnaval, Olha Maria, Insensatez) or rhythms (baião). Six short free improvisations
are interspersed between the Chopin arrangements. Click the 
icon below to hear a sample of that track.
Pre-order and “fuel” Deanna’s recording at her Rockethub site. Videos featuring full arrangements of several of the Chopin tracks are at the Rockethub site.
TRACK LISTING
- Nocturne in E-flat major (Op 9, No 2)
- E-flat improvisation #2
- Prelude in E minor (Op 28, No 4)/How Insensitive (Jobim)
- Prelude in E-flat minor (Op 28, No 14) in the style of a baião!
- Nocturne in E minor (Op 72, No 1)/Manhã de Carnaval (Bonfá)
- E-flat improvisation #4
- Nocturne in B major (Op 3, No 3)
- Samba/baião improvisation
- Etude in E-flat minor (Op 10, No 6)/You and the Night and the Music (Dietz/Schwartz)
- Free improvisation
- E-flat major improvisation #1
- Prelude in C minor (Op 28, No 20)/Olha Maria (Jobim/Buarque/de Moraes)
- Prelude in Db major "Raindrop" (Op 28, No 15)
- E-flat major improvisation #3
From This Place
-Rev. Peter F. O'Brien, S.J.
Executive Director of The Mary Lou Williams Foundation
with Donny McCaslin, John Patitucci, Scott Latzky, Laila Biali, Peter Eldridge, Kate McGarry
Each CD is autographed-- email Deanna to have your autograph addressed to a specific recipient.
This CD is also available in
MP3 format in my online store!
TRACK LISTING
- Let My Prayer Rise
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- From This Place
- Evening Mass: Kyrie
- Evening Mass: Gloria
- Evening Mass: Sanctus
- Evening Mass: Agnus Dei
- O, the Deep, Deep Love
- Christ the Light
- Never Before
- Make Your Wonders Known
- Pass Me Not
- Keep in Mind
- Take My Life and Let It Be
- Song of Simeon
If you would prefer to order with a check, contact Deanna for details.
If you would prefer to not order through PayPal, click here to buy the disc from CD Baby.
Length of Days
Witkowski's sheer musicality is abundantly evident, from a well-developed sense of line and harmony in composition, to the airily individual takes on standards like "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo," "In the Still of the Night" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light."
-Ray Comiskey, Irish Times
with Donny McCaslin, Dave Ambrosio, Vince Cherico
Each CD is autographed-- email Deanna to have your autograph addressed to a specific recipient.
Selected individual tracks are available
in MP3 format in my online store!
TRACK LISTING
- Beautiful Hands
- Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
- Straight, No Chaser
- Length of Days
- Prayer for Linda
- In the Still of the Night
- Feed the Birds
- Song for Sarah
- I'm Beginning to See the Light
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Wide Open Window
(Khaeon)
Wide Open Window will refuse to allow you to file it away and forget about. It's too different and too vital. Bravo, Ms. Witkowski.
-Ken Egbert, Jazz Now
with Donny McCaslin, Jonathan Paul, and Tom Hipskind
Each CD is autographed-- email Deanna to have your autograph addressed to a specific recipient.
Selected individual tracks are available
in MP3 format in my online store!
TRACK LISTING
- All Through The Night
- New August Tune
- Wide Open Window
- From This Moment On
- A Rare Appearance
- Speak My Name
- Just One of Those Things
- You and the Night and the Music
- A Wonderful Guy
- Sanctus
If you would prefer to order with a check, contact Deanna for details.
Having To Ask
(Jazzline Records)
Deanna's spirit- and her spirituality - come through on this consummate debut album, and that spirit is astonishing.
-Don Glasgo, Jazz Improv
with Jim Gailloreto, Jonathan Paul, Rob Amster, Tom Hipskind, Jose Gregorio
Each CD is autographed-- email Deanna to have your autograph addressed to a specific recipient.
Selected individual tracks are available
in MP3 format in my online store!
TRACK LISTING
- Happening At Once
- Rains in Kenya
- Cooked Macaroni
- Blame It on My Youth
- Having to Ask
- Danz�n Para Hilario
- I'm All Smiles
- Starting Over
- Au Privave
- Leaving Space (Last Cha-Cha in Chi-Town)
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