Geoff Stradling (born May 19, 1955 in

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) is an American pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger and orchestrator. He has recorded with

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(including the

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-nominated CDs ''Blues, Dues and Love News'' and ''Now And Then''), Ladd McIntosh, Kenny Goldberg, Joe Gallardo, and ''

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'' on ''

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''. He is a jazz composer, having won the

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national composition contest in 1974 with his composition "The Great White Also", a literary reference to

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, published by the C. L. Barnhouse Company. Two of his newer works are featured on the

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CD entitled ''Plays Well With Others'': "Samba Brassiliero", and "Scheherazade", a re-working of the third movement of

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's work. Stradling's music has been featured in films, commercials and on television, most notably in the feature film ''Ray of Sunshine'' and on ''

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'' (compositions), the ''

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s'' (compositions and arrangements), and in the films ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' (orchestrations). His debut CD as a leader ''Les Is Mo' '' was released on January 16, 2007 on Origin Records. As a pianist and/or keyboardist he has performed with

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, Torsten de Winkel, The Banda Brothers, Rubin Estrada, Line Renaud, and Sue Raney. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Stradling worked as a studio musician in Europe and played on many successful pop records. During this time he was the featured piano player on the Italian Disco hit "One For You, One For me" in 1978 by

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External links

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References

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