 Исполнитель: James Gelfand Trio Название альбома: Ground Midnight Год выпуска: 2018 Формат файлов: mp3/320 kbps Размер архива: 122,5mb Скачать с: dfiles.ru
The first order of business was finding a bass player and drummer to accompany me. I immediately thought of Morgan Moore and Jim Doxas. What drew me to these two outstanding musicians was their openness to all styles of music and their technical and improvisational skills. Fortunately, they were both available!
Then there was the repertoire. I have always been drawn to the idea of composing and arranging music for albums with an overall concept in mind. On my album Time Zones, I composed all the tunes with different odd-meter time signatures coupled with very diatonic melodies. Children’s Standards featured arrangements of well-known children themes. My solo album, Convergence, joined classical and jazz styles juxtaposed with classical and jazz composition.
For this new project, I incorporated different types of specific compositional devices to give each tune and arrangement a conceptual vision.
Critic Jeff Mitchell for Toronto Concert Reviews put it this way in his review of the Koener hall concert:
« Acclaimed Montreal-based and Juno-award winning pianist James Gelfand kicked things off with his trio, consisting of bassist Morgan Moore and drummer Jim Doxas… [T]he standard Round Midnight was given a new twist with a Pachelbel Canon feel, which saw the piece evolve into something new that he called Ground Midnight. … [I]t was wonderful to hear an artist reimagining standard repertoire and allowing the listener to comprehend the improvisational creativity of the journey.
Gelfand concluded his set with an original number called Dozen Matter… [He] explained that the closing piece was a revamped blues based on a 12-tone row, where none of the tones in the row can repeat, giving the composition a modernist, atonal feel. It was an exquisite, rollicking performance, and it brought the audience to its feet spontaneously when it was over. Based on that response, it is clear that Gelfand needs to get out of the studio and play live more often – the audience loved him. »
I did get out of my composing studio (for a bit!) and recorded this album.
I hope you enjoy it!
James Gelfand
1. Caravan 06:21
2. Septaloupe Bay 05:17
3. Two Dozen Matters 06:04
4. Stone Circles 07:44
5. TransJiguration 07:42
6. Horizons 06:55
7. Ground Midnight 06:14
8. Wanderly 04:59
Label: Groupe Analekta, Inc
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