C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.612673 By Billy Joel. By Billy Joel. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Jazz,Pop,Rock,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. John Fries #221865. Published by John Fries (A0.612673). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Although never released as a single, it has become one of Joel's most celebrated compositions among fans and critics alike; it appears on most of his compilation albums and is a live favorite. The song is effectively a medley of three distinct pieces. Italian Restaurant begins as a gentle, melodic piano ballad depicting, in the first person, a scene of two old classmates reuniting in an Italian restaurant and moves on to a rag time section. Rolling Stone ranked it the 324th greatest song of all time on their updated 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
