Deane started his musical career by playing piano for the visually impaired. What grew from those performances was his very first vinyl album, ON THE BLACK KEYS AND BY EAR, which was produced in 1978 to raise money for the blind. A review of the disc by Rob Montgomery in The Gazette, Montreal, stated: “Playing by ear as it should be… Nesbitt is obviously a keen judge of sound… he comes off as a model of ear playing.”

Tracklisting - On The Black Keys and By Ear

Side A     # Track Length Preview 1. Comme un soleil 3:15 n/a 2. The Entertainer Solace 2:35 n/a 3. Un canadien errant 3:10 n/a 4. Dream a Little Dream of Me 1:21 n/a 5. Stenka Razin 1:48 n/a 6. Music, Music, Music 0:53 n/a   Side B     # Track Length Preview 1. Smile 3:10 n/a 2. Tara's Theme 2:20 n/a 3. Red Sails in the Sunset 1:19 n/a 4. Simple Gifts 0:50 n/a 5. Love Theme from "Romeo & Juliet" 1:54 n/a 6. Lili Marlene 2:14 n/a

Music of various composers performed by Deane Nesbitt, Jr.

Comme un soleil - Fugain - Blaness - Delanoé
Themes: The Entertainer, Solace (Mexican Serenade) - Joplin - Hamlisch
Un Canadien Errant - Traditional
Dream a Little Dream of Me - Kahn - Schwandt - André
Stenka Razin - Traditional
Music, Music, Music - Baum - Weiss
Smile - Chaplin - Turner - Parsons
Tara's Theme (Gone with The Wind) - Steiner
Red Sails in the Sunset - Kennedy - Williams
Simple Gifts - Traditional
Love Theme from "Romeo & Juliet" - Rota
Lili Marlene - Connor - Leip - Schultze

Grand piano and honky-tonk piano: Deane Nesbitt, Jr.

Recorded in Montreal at Les Studios Marko Inc.
Sound Engineer: Claude Allard
Executive Producer: Deane Nesbitt, Jr.
Jacket design and painting © 1978 by Deane Nesbitt, Jr. (A. R. Deane Nesbitt) - SOCAN
*Please note:This item is no longer in production
Copyright ©1978 by Deane Nesbitt, Jr. (A. R. Deane Nesbitt) – SOCAN
Record pressed for Deane Nesbitt, Jr.
by RCA Limited, Custom Record Department, Montreal
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