Aaron Thompson - Turn the Page - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

It took a long time for the guitar to enter and establish itself in contemporary music. Yet the piece that marked it's entryinto the 20th century was a very modern one the Tombeau that Manuel de Falla dedicated in 1922 to Claude Debussywas pioneering at the time. The instrument had everything it needed to be 'modern' a small, but captivating chambermusic sonority, a glorious past (at least in the then halfforgottennoble ancestor, the lute, whose place it took), and atechnique still evolving and ready to be explored. However, despite Schonberg's use of the guitar as early as 1924 inhis Serenade, mainly owing to Andres Segovia - the main architect of the instrument's renaissance in the 20th century,who long dominated the scene with his own predilections and idiosyncrasies -, the repertoire remained linguisticallylinked to that debut moment until the 1970s modern, but no longer contemporary.It was then thanks to the work carried out in Darmstadt by Leo Brouwer (1939),a talented Cuban guitarist and composer,and a few other performers - among whom we should mention at least Siegfried Behrend (19331990)and AngeloGilardino (19412022)- that the first compositions for guitar built on elements that the composers of the secondhalf of the 20th century had already been using for decades came to the public at large aleatorism, serialism, freeatonality, and extreme timbral research. When contemporary composers finally embraced the instrument, they did sowith conviction, developing it's full potential in the knowledge that it possesses the versatility necessary for the languagesof our time.

Aaron Rosand - Plays Arensky/Tchaikovsky/Mend [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/1999

Sullivan Fortner's ended 2024 with three Grammy nominations including Best Jazz Instrumental Album for 2024's Solo Game. 2025 kicks off with the of his new trio album Southern Nights. In July 2023, Fortner returned to the Village Vanguard as a leader. Tasked with forming an all-star trio, Sullivan brought together the iconic bassist Peter Washington, celebrated for his lyrical depth and groove, and drummer Marcus Gilmore, whose innovative rhythms have redefined modern jazz. Despite their first-ever collaboration and limited rehearsal, the trio's chemistry was immediate, resulting in Southern Nights, a raw, unedited live recording that perfectly captures the energy of their Vanguard performances. InchNot only would this be the first time Peter and Marcus had ever met, but there was no time to rehearse. [...] With no isolation, no edits, and very few retakes, we managed to record 12 songs in four hours.Inch Featuring one of Fortner's original composition, pieces by Allen Toussaint and Consuela Lee, and a heartfelt tribute to his late mentor, Bill Lee, the album is an acoustic celebration of spontaneity and connection. On Southern Nights, Fortner celebrates the music of New Orleans that he holds so dear and continues to prove why he is one of the most celebrated jazz pianists of his generation, delivering music that is both timeless and deeply personal.