Andy Milne - The Seasons Of Being - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

My vision for UNISON has evolved since our first performance in 2017.I've endeavored to go deeper into honoring my influences and collectively,we've been refining our musical interactions although if I say so I felt likewe started off in a pretty magical place. Some of the music presented herewas composed or arranged specifically for this trio and some found a newhome here. Originally I imagined UNISON might perform mainly jazz standards,exploring the influences that formed my foundation and entrance into jazz(Oscar Peterson Bill Evans Keith Jarrett Ahmad Jamal.) Like the unexpectedjoys of an improvisational journey our collective conversation guided our pathtowards the intersection of our combined sensibilities - joy risk & trust.For now here is where we live.

Pianist and composer, Andy Milne is thrilled to present Time Will Tell, a new album recorded with his trio Unison dropping April 26, 2024, on Sunnyside Records. Milne's latest collaboration with bassist John Hébert and drummer Clarence Penn is a sparkling exploration of identity and destiny, showcasing Milne's ever-evolving craft. It follows the trio's The ReMission (2020), winner of Jazz Album of the Year Group at the 2021 Juno Awards. As with it's predecessor, Time Will Tell is Milne's artistic response to life-changing circumstances. Whereas The ReMission was inspired by his cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, Time Will Tell chronicles his lifelong efforts to uncover his birth family history. Adopted as an infant, his efforts to connect with his birth family proved fruitless - until 2018, when the gift of an Ancestry. Com DNA test from his wife, singer La Tanya Hall, changed everything. A DNA match led him to his first cousin, Marc, with whom he discovered he shared a mutual friend. Ironically, just as world events collided with the COVID-19 lockdowns, the profound mysteries of his biological family began to rapidly reveal themselves. InchIn 2022, my voyage eventually received an unimaginable upgrade when I finally met my birth mother, Inch he recounts. InchThis recording reflects part of my expedition navigating the mixed emotions associated with this identity paradox. How we move through life, and the lives we will touch, is unknown to us, despite our best efforts to chart a path. InchWhile he says the new album shouldn't be taken as a pound-for-pound musical account of these experiences, the journey inspired and informed his process. InchI realized my compositions were a subconscious reflection of my experience, Inch says Milne, who is also an assistant professor of music at the University of Michigan. InchI met my birth mother days before I composed a l

When he emerged in the mid-1980s at the dawn of new traditionalism, Lyle Lovett had more than a craggy visage to set him apart. His subtle wit, sly humor, and Texas-sized musical eclecticism made him a force. Built around 13 songs from his first three albums, this compendium resoundingly affirms those gifts. One hears his musical metamorphosis from the beginning, through the stomping blues of Why I Don't Know,Inch the honky-tonk talking blues InchGive Back My Heart,Inch and the folkier InchL.A. CountyInch and InchIf I Had a Boat.Inch Nine numbers, including the Top 10 InchCowboy Man,Inch appeared on singles (most as A-sides). The biggest oddities here are two newly recorded tracks, InchThe Truck SongInch and InchSan Antonio Girl.Inch They are Lovett's first new recordings in five years, and they share a nearly identical melody. Moreover, they really don't fit this context, though they may prompt hardcore fans to buy 13 songs they probably already own. Let's hope Lovett's working on an entire album where these two numbers will make more sense. TRACKLISTING 1. The Truck Song 2. Cowboy Man 3. God Will 4. Farther Down The Line 5. This Old Porch 6. Why I Don't Know 7. If I Were The Man You Wanted 8. San Antonio Girl 9. If I Had A Boat 10. Give Back My Heart 11. I Loved You Yesterday 12. Walk Through The Bottomland 13. L.A County 14. Which Way Does That Old Pony Run