Bill Anschell - More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Stillness of Motion brings together a riveting trio of Chicago's finest for a wide ranging set of originals by guitarist Scott Hesse. Along with bandmates Clark Sommers on bass and drummer Makaya McCraven, they use this intimate setting to weave their highly individual voices together in a rich tapestry of group improvisation and composition. InchHesse fingered chords; when he cuts loose, his lines can be thrilling.Inch - Downbeat Magazine. Album Tracks 1. In the Air Again 2. Yardbird Sketch 3. Unit 'E' 4. Laws of Motian 5. For Now 6. Ravel 7. Dance Cadaverous 8. Blues Sketch 9. Sage 10. Hendrix

Over his vast & varied 40-year career, Bill Anschell has released six recordings under his own name, all being jazz projects featuring him solely on acoustic piano. InchImprobable SolutionsInch changes all of that as Anschell blends the sounds of his acoustic jazz trio with layered electronics, creating unique and spacious soundscapes. His nine original compositions have an open sensibility, driven by memorable melodies and evocative grooves. Along with his long-time trio comrades - bassist Chris Symer and drummer Jose Martinez - Anschell adds electronic creations to accompany his acoustic piano, the stellar and searing guitarist Brian Monroney, percussionist Jeff Busch, and an adrenaline-soaked guest appearance by drummer KJ Sawka on the closing track. Album Tracks 1. Ambulator 2. Nimbus 3. Gentle Persuasion 4. Naked Truth 5. Is This Thing Even On? 6. Hidden Nobility 7. The Following Week 8. Abandoned 9. Outburst (FT. KJ Sawka)

Throughout Figments, pianist Bill Anschell's creative, abstract approach takes each song to unexpected places without ever leaving his audience behind. Self-recorded over a series of late nights, after gigs, when Anschell's Inchinternal supervisor had clocked out.Inch the result is twelve genre-bending, near stream-of-consciousness takes of solo piano covering a mix of jazz standards and pop songs from the 60s and 70s. Highlights include Arlo Guthrie's protest song InchAlice's Restaurant,Inch a meditative take on the Rodgers and Hart standard InchIt Never Entered My Mind,Inch and a prepared-piano version of Joni Mitchell's InchBig Yellow Taxi.Inch InchNo matter where Anschell plays on the keyboard, he sounds like no other pianist.Inch - JazzTimes. Album Tracks 1. My Heart Belongs to Daddy 2. All My Tomorrows 3. Alice's Restaurant 4. Big Yellow Taxi 5. It Never Entered My Mind 6. Willow Weep for Me 7. Spinning Wheel 8. Across the Universe 9. Honeysuckle Rose 10. Desperado 11. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 12. Ask Me Why