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"Living Inside The Light" CD
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"Not Bored At The Keys" CD
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"Across The Board" CD
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"Love/Love" CD
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"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" CD
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“Live From JCCC’s Yardley Hall”

Pete Eye and Scott McDonald

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“Living Inside The Light”

Contemporary Christian music composed and performed by Scott McDonald. All songs composed by Scott McDonald in 2006 with the exception of “Give Me Peace” which was written in 1996, recorded in 2003, and features Scott’s wife Lori on backup vocals, and “I’ve Found My Home” – words by Lori McDonald, music by Scott McDonald. “Give Me Peace” is also included on the CD ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.’

Scott McDonald – Keyboard/Vocals

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1. Living Inside The Light

2. Listen Quick

3. I’ve Found My Home

4. The Beatitudes

5. Living Spirit

6. Give Me Peace

7. What’s The Matter With Clarice

8. Give ’Em Love

9. The Last April Snow

10. Peace Is A Promise

11. Light Of The World

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"Not Bored At The Keys"

Originally released only on cassette in 1984, this was

Scott’s first commercial recording.

Performed on the concert Bosendorfer grand piano

at the UMKC Center For the Performing Arts-White Hall.

Scott McDonald-solo jazz piano and vocals.

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1. St. Louis Blues-Handy (piano)

2. Here’s That Rainy Day-Burke/Van Heusen (piano/vocal)

3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)-Ellington (piano)

4. Montevideo-Evans (piano)

5. Route 66-Troupe (piano/vocal)

6. Take The “A” Train-Ellington (piano)

7. All Blues-Davis (piano)

8. When Sunny Gets Blue-Segal/Fisher (piano/vocal)

9. Autumn Leaves-Kosma (piano)

10. Some Other Time-Comden/Green/Bernstein (piano/vocal)

“He gets a big, full sound…has a smooth, rich voice…”

-Kansas City Star

“His playing is clean, inspired, and rhythmical…he has

an enchanting technique.” -Town Squire

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“Across The Board”

All original compositions by Scott McDonald.

Originally released on LP and cassette in 1986.

All instrumental-full group sound. A mixture of jazzy “up” tunes and ballads.

Scott McDonald-acoustic and synthesized keyboards.

John Cushon-drums (husband and drummer of Oleta Adams)

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1. North Or South, It’s Still Corea

(after the style of Chick Corea)

2. Monterey (Ain’t It A Beach)

3. Passing Fancy

4. Rondole

5. Raincheck

6. Ice Gardens

7. Concert In The Park

(reminiscent of the Brush Creek concerts)

8. Just One More Tune, Please

Rated #1 in the Jazz Top 40-Jazz Ambassador Magazine

June, 1987.

“This album glows with genius from start to finish…a must

for both traditional jazz adherents and electronic music buffs.”

-KC Pitch

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“Love/Love”

Originally released in 1991

A collection of love songs including two original compositions.

Scott McDonald piano/vocal

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1. Hello Again-Diamond/Lindgren

2. Worth Waiting For-Scott McDonald

3. The Touch Of Your Lips-McDonald/Noble

4. Young And Foolish-Horwitt/Hague

5. Brian’s Song-Legrand

6. The Last Farewell-Whittaker

7. Wave-Jobim

8. The Last Time I Felt Like This-Hamlish/Bergman

9. Lazy Afternoon-Latouche/Moross

10. Lady-Richie

11. The Wind Beneath My Wings-Henley/Silbar

12. Goodnight Michelle-Scott McDonald

(written for Scott’s niece on the day she was born)

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“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

A collection of secular and sacred Christmas songs including two original songs: “The Shepherd Song,” and “Give Me Peace.”

Previously released on cassette album only with the exception of “Give Me Peace.”

Scott McDonald piano/keyboard/vocals

All songs except “Give Me Peace” recorded and released in 1992. “Give Me Peace” was written in 1996, recorded in 2003, and features Scott’s wife Lori on backup vocals.

“The Shepherd Song” is a choral piece by Scott, published by Hal Leonard Publishing Co. The performance on this recording is by the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music Heritage Chorale under the direction of Eph Ehly. The Bach Society Chorale and Orchestra of St. Louis performed this piece on their Christmas Concert at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis on December 16, 2003.

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1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-Martin/Blane

2. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year-Pola/Wyle

3. The Christmas Song-Torme/Wells

4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!-Cahn/Styne

5. White Christmas-Berlin

6. Sleigh Ride-Anderson/Parish

7. Merry Christmas, Darling-Carpenter/Pooler

8. Give Me Peace-Scott McDonald

9. Joy To The World-Handel/Watts

10. O Come, All Ye Faithful-Wade’s “Cantus Diversi”

11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing