Wendell H. Mills II

Stylized Piano Arrangements

Top Songs of Popular Composers
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Using his innovative piano technique, pianist Wendell H. Mills II creates stylized piano solos of the best songs written by legendary popular composers.  He maintains each song's original structure and includes all rarely heard intro verses and song interludes.

Solo Piano Albums Completed

• Holiday Christmas Songs - "I'll Be Home For Christmas" ....
• Traditional Christmas Songs -"O Holy Night", "Silent Night"...
• Leonard Bernstein - "Somewhere", "Tonight" ...
• Lerner & Loewe -"I Could Have Danced All Night","Camelot"...
• Frank Loesser - "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"...
• Jule Styne - "Let It Snow", "People", "Time After Time" ...
• Harold Arlen - "Over The Rainbow", "Stormy Weather" ...
• Rodgers & Hammerstein-"Sound of Music","If I Loved you"...​

• Rodgers & Hart - "Blue Moon", "My Funny Valentine" ...​
• ​Hoagy Carmichael - "Georgia On My Mind", "Star Dust" ...
• George & Ira Gershwin ​-"Embraceable You","I Got Rhythm"...
• Cole Porter - "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Night and Day"...
• Irving Berlin - "Blue Skies","What'll I Do","Easter Parade" ...
• Jerome Kern - "The Way You Look Tonight", "Ol' Man River",...
• Stephen Foster - "Oh! Susanna", "Beautiful Dreamer",...
• Mills & McCann - "More Than Anything I Love You",...​

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Future Solo Piano Albums

IN PROGRESS  -  The Top Ten Songs of Henry Mancini, the composer of many award-winning cinema and TV soundtracks.  Included are his popular songs Moon River and Days of Wine and Roses.

​UNDER CONSIDERATION  -  The best songs of composers Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Lionel Bart, Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, Cy Coleman,  Vernon Duke, Marvin Hamlisch, Jerry Herman, Billy Joel, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Kander & Ebb, Carole King & Gerry Goffin, Burton Lane, Lennon & McCartney, Jimmy McHugh, Arthur Schwartz, Stephen Schwartz, Paul Simon, Stephen Sondheim, Charles Strouse, Harry Warren, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Whiting, Don Williams, John Williams, Paul Williams, and Meredith Willson.  Also, the best songs of Musical Flops, the best seasonal songs (winter, autumn, spring, or summer), and the best One Hit Wonders. If you can think of additional composers or other types of best song Albums, please  CONTACT ​​ the pianist.

Solo Piano Performances

Dr. Mills is available to play his stylized renditions of popular song standards at informal events including cocktail parties, happy hours, dinners, receptions, gatherings, grand openings, assisted living facilities​, or any other informal agenda where relaxing piano entertainment is desired.  Latest commercial appearance:  The Houston Yacht Club in La Porte, Texas.  Latest pro-bono appearance:  Legacy Oaks Assisted Living in Austin, Texas.  Please  CONTACT  the pianist to inquire about a performance.  If a well-tuned piano is not available, he will bring his own at no extra charge!

REVIEWS - On Amazon.com

"Like an upscale lounge in your own house"
​"Wendell Mills is a great piano interpreter of Irving Berlin.  I also enjoyed his renditions of Gershwin, Porter, Kern, and Rodgers"
​"I have found Wendell's piano solos wonderful..."
​"I have given his CDs as gifts to people who have small luncheon or cocktail groups at their home or office."​