Aaron Parks - By All Means - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pianist and composer Aaron Parks returns to Blue Note Records - where he released his influential 2008 album, Invisible Cinema - with Little Big III, the third studio album from his acclaimed band Little Big, featuring guitarist Greg Tuohey, bassist David Ginyard Jr., and drummer Jongkuk Kim. Co-produced by Parks and Don Was, the collective's concise, accessible writing and vibrant, empathetic playing elevate the band's powerfully modern, post-genre concept for improvised music in the 21st century. Throughout, the bandmembers' kinship is palpable. There's a vitality at play on the record that is extraordinary; somehow, it's beautiful and raw in equal measure. InchWhile this record feels the most supple and alive,Inch Parks says, Inchit also feels like the most focused album Little Big has recorded - the most distilled down to the essence.Inch

Untitled after is the debut from two esteemed artists of the avant-jazz community, Catherine Sikora and Brian Chase. Sikora (tenor and soprano saxophones) and Chase (drumset) embrace a contemporary take on classic free improvisation, merging a sensibility of lyricism with the spontaneity of improvisation. Their instrumental virtuosity is featured as a bridge to the music it discovers. As inspiration for this recording, the classic epic poem of Beowulf was used in small excerpts and interpreted as musical source material. Think John Coltrane's Interstellar Space meets epic poetry as depicted in adaptation for film.1. death (3 59)2. dear as he was (4 34)3. so. The (4 01)4. rigged (5 38)5. hand-to-hand (6 40)6. brightly forged (6 28)7. ice clad (4 53)8. shadow (5 03)

Various Artists - Air Most Beautiful Baroque Melodies / Various [COMPACT DISCS] Digipack Packaging date 08/11/2009