Calvin's debut release "Through High Places" was the inspiration behind countless pianists performing Calvin's classic "Whitewater Chopped Sticks" thrilling audiences at recitals, talent competitions, and pageants everywhere. Destined to be a classic, "Through High Places" represents a personal retreat, a hiatus from
the hectic, fast-paced world into the solitude of the mountains.
As one listener commented, "Through High Places will take you to
Pike's Peak and leave you there!" With haunting originals such as
"Again", "Snowmelt" and "Sunrise in the Rockies" as well as Calvin's
interpretations of "O Danny Boy" and "Chopsticks" this continues
to be one of Calvin's best selling releases.
Check out Teresa Scanlan, the reigning Miss America 2011, as she delivers a blazing performance of Calvin's "Whitewater Chopped Sticks" on ABC TV for some 14 million viewers!
TRACKS
SHEET
MUSIC
Sunrise In The Rockies
Highland Cascades
Londonderry Falls
Brown Eyes
Whitewater Chopped Sticks
Again
Snowmelt
Mountain Memories
Sunset
I had the thrill as a teenager to meet and hear Calvin perform in our chapel meetings for Summit Ministries, Colorado, in 1989. I was stunned that anyone's hands could move fast enough to perform "White Water Chopsticks"! 30 years later I now own the sheet music and hope to get even half as polished as his performance. I JUST (11/9/2020) discovered this website and Calvin's continued musical achievements. I am putting the "Through High Places" CD on my Christmas wish list to FINALLY replace the 30-year-old cassette I still have and still play at at times (including last week which inspired me to see if Calvin was still "around").
Calvin's 10-piece tribute to God's creation continues to be beautiful listening for me. In addition to "Chopsticks", my favorites include "Londonderry Falls" and "Snowmelt" - I have a natural affinity for more lively pieces. But even his slower, more graceful music makes for a spiritually uplifting hour on a grey day.
I received this originally as an audio tape from Calvin himself. I was a reporter for a small college newspaper in Aberdeen, SD and had interviewed him for my column. Little did I know when I popped that tape into the deck that day, how blown away I would be by the music that came pouring out. Sunrise in the Rockies truely moved me and White Water Chopped Sticks made me happy. I now own all of Calvins albums on CD and have in fact just had to repurchase Through High Places as I wore my last copy out. If you want to hear great piano music that will make you feel good, then you can't go wrong with Through High Places.
This album is wonderful. I have listened to it since I met Calvin Jones almost 10 years ago. No other pianist that I know plays with such emotion and creativity.
— November 17, 1999 by Brooke pfutzenreuter (Texas, USA)