Jan PRESTON

 JAN PRESTON 

DISCOGRAPHY 1997-2021 (11CDs)

 BIOGRAPHY 

Jan Preston is a pianist, composer and songwriter, known as Australasia's Queen of Boogie Piano due to her mastery of the 1930s boogie boogie piano style. She has composed music for films, including her sister Gaylene Prestons most recent film "My Year With Helen" and the Theme to ABC TV's "Australian Story", which was used for the title sequence from 2000 to 2006.

She has been a member of bands, including Midge Marsden's Country Flyers, Coup D'Etat (with Harry Lyon) and, in Australia, The Tribe. Originally classically trained, she has released over ten solo albums, often featuring her boogie-woogie piano playing. She sang lead vocals on the Coup D'Etat single No Music on my Radio.

She worked with theatre cooperative Red Mole, alongside their backing band Red Alert. Her work was documented by Sam Neill in the film Red Mole on the Road.

Preston has composed music for films such as Illustrious Energy and Home by Christmas, as well as music for 'hundreds of documentaries'. In 1988, she received the Best Music award at the New Zealand Listener Film and Television Awards for her score for Illustrious Energy. She has collaborated with her sister, filmmaker and director Gaylene Preston, for example composing the score for Gaylene's film Home By Christmas.

In 2016, Jan Preston broke both of her wrists in an accident, but they have now healed and she continues to tour Australia and New Zealand with her band Jan Preston's Boogie Circus.

Back Door Woman

TRACKS 01-This Time Around 02-Fear 03-Back Door Woman 04-I Hear You Knockin' 05-Family Ties 06-Ivan's Story 07-Train To Nowhere 08-Riding with the Stars 09-Jan's Jam (Professor Longhair) 10-Piano Boogie Woogie 11-Everything (has a price) 12-With the World 13-Moth To The Flame

JAPN-1997-Back Door Woman @320

My Room of Pianos

TRACKS 01-Angel (Having Trouble With My Wings) 02-Blood From A Stone 03-My Room Of Pianos 04-Eat Chocolate And Cry 05-Don't Mess With My Man 06-Pain In My Heart 07-Middle Of The Night 08-Can't Get You Back 09-Out Of The House 10-My Mother's Keeper 11-Ugly Papa 12-The Women's Room 13-To Feel You 14-Motherless Child

JAPN-1999-My Room Of Pianos @320

Wild Mood Swing

TRACKS 01-The blue Llght Boogie 02-Scared of the Dark 03-At the Gate 04-Hey Preston 05-Shout for Joy 06-I was once young 07-I want a little sugar in my bowl 08-Old English to be your Mother 09-Rock the boat 10-The second hand car blues 11-Wild mood swing 12-Better said in bed 13-The richest guy in the graveyard 14-Farther's Day

JAPN-2004-Wild Mood Swing @256

Boogie Boots

TRACKS 01-Boogie Boots 02-Ugly Papa 03-Eat Chocolate And Cry 04-Driving Back To Sydney 05-Rockin' Pneumonia 06-Angel, Having Trouble With My Wings 07-You're The One For Me 08-Small Town Girl 09-Winnie Played The Rag 10-The Big Beat 11-She Walked Right In & She Walked Right Out 12-Goodnight Irene

JAPN-2006-Boogie Boots @320

Queen of Boogie Woogie Piano

TRACKS 01-Lazy Boogie 02-Black and White Rag 03-Trout Blues 04-The Entertainer 05-You're the One for Me 06-Mama Cat Boogie 07-Eat Chocolate and Cry 08-Gone So Long 09-Baby Elephant Walk 10-Shout for Joy 11-I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl 12-Blueberry Hill 13-After the Applause 14-Jan's Boogie Jam 15-Nobody Knows You ....When You're Down and Out 16-Wild Mood Swing

JAPN-2006-Queen Of Boogie Woogie Piano @320

The Piano Has The Blues

TRACKS 01-Hello Professor 02-Memories Of Albert 03-How Long Train 04-Honkey Tonk Train Blues 05-Five Finger Boogie 06-The Piano Has The Blues 07-Devil Take Me Tonight 08-Lazy Boogie 09-Big Bell Boogie 10-My Kinda Car 11-Monkey Business 12-Bending The Truth 13-Wild Mood Swing

JAPN-2008-The Piano Has The Blues @320

Plays The Music of Winifred Atwell

TRACKS 01-Black and White Rag 02-Harry Lime Theme 03-Poor People of Paris 04-Five Finger Boogie 05-Goodnight Irene 06-Alley Cat 07-In the Mood ....Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 08-12th Street Rag 09-Play the Boogie Piano 10-Tango in C Minor 11-Jan's Boogie 12-Baby Elephant Walk 13-Jubilee Rag 14-Big Ben Boogie 15-Winnie Played the Rag

JAPN-2009-Plays The Music Of Winifred Atwell @320

The Cool Boogie Woogie

TRACKS 01-The Cool Boogie Woogie 02-Tonights The Night 03-Boatshed Boogie 04-Leavin' Town Blues 05-Devil Take Me Tonight 06-Lookin' For Things 07-Ivan The Cool 08-It's Raining In Hamburg 09-The Boogie Girl 10-Everybody Knows But Me 11-The Piano Has The Blues 12-At Marchwood

JAPN-2010-The Cool Boogie Woogie @FLAC

My Life As A Piano

TRACKS 01-Honky Tonk Woman 02-1968 Jaguar 03-Boogie The Blues Away 04-Boogie Fur Elise 05-The Housework Blues 06-20 Fingers On 88 Keys 07-Ain't Nobody's Business 08-Bumble Boogie 09-The Ivories Are Calling 10-Don't Run Don't Hide 11-Keeper Of The Eighty Eights 12-Honky Tonk Train Blues 13-My Baby's Leaving Home

JAPN-2013-My Life As A Piano @320

Play It Again Jan

TRACKS 01-Blues & The Boogie 02-I Was Young Once 03-Gold Coast Boogie 04-Queen Of Cash 05-Your Own Life 06-Lazy Boogie 07-Wild Days 08-Mr. Mogo Man 09-Scared Of The Dark 10-Jan's Rag 11-Wild Women 12-Pumpin Paul 13-The Sun Shines

JAPN-2017-Play It Again Jan @FLAC

Piano Boogie Woman

TRACKS 01-The Boogie Woman 02-Honky Tonk Song 03-The Coolabah Cafe 04-Janjam Boogie 05-There's Not A Day 06-Same Horizon 07-The Lockdown 08-In The Queue 09-Olds On The Loose 10-The Glory Of Love 11-Nutboogie 12-Make It Rain

JAPN-2021-Piano Boogie Woman @FLAC