'Piano Improvisations'

by Keith Emerson of ELP

& bass by Greg Lake
Live Performance Anaheim CA Feb 10 1974
from 'Welcome Back My Friends' Album

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(reference to 'Prelude' by F. Gulda)

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'The Birds' Prelude by O. Respighi

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