Cy Coleman Professions : Composer Born : June 14, 1929 Died : November 18, 2004 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Cy Coleman I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time. Cy Coleman used new-york long My background was in performing originally. Cy Coleman performing backgrounds I decided during my teens that I wasn't going to have the life of a concert pianist, much to the chagrin of a lot of people who had put a lot of money into me! Cy Coleman teens concerts people Someone skipped on the rent and they left behind a huge upright piano, which got moved into our apartment so the other apartment could get rented out. I took to it and started playing. Cy Coleman apartment left-behind piano I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better. Cy Coleman profession get-better lucky When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx. Cy Coleman four mother years Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already. Cy Coleman credit artist song I have a bunch of albums I would love to get re-released. Cy Coleman albums bunch So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country. Cy Coleman clubs jazz country To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good. Cy Coleman musician term I'm trying to get hold of them... the trouble is a lot of the companies that recorded and produced the albums went bust, so I don't know where to get the masters. Cy Coleman get know trouble trying We're doing a workshop over the first two weeks of December, I believe, with Graciella Daniele directing it. Cy Coleman doing december i-believe believe Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors
