Charles Clef Lundy - Yes - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

One of the secret weapons in the Society Hill Orchestra's impressive arsenal, keyboardist and vocalist Charles InchClefInch Lundy has lent his unique talents to hundreds of sessions, providing expert backing to the wide range of artists in the Society Hill family and as a main cog in the core unit of the Ingram Brothers band. Although he is most often associated with the Philly Soul genre, Lundy also has a deep passion for gospel music. With just his voice and piano, Charles delivers an impassioned version of the spiritual InchDeep River.Inch One of the most popular of all early African American spirituals, InchDeep RiverInch has been called Inchperhaps the best known and best-loved spiritual.Inch The song's popularity has inspired many cover versions by a wide range of artists including Barbara Streisand, Bobby Womack, Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Mathis, Odetta, Tommy Dorsey, Marian Anderson, Paul Robeson and countless others. The song was performed at the funeral of the late Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by opera singer Denyce Graves. A true labor of love, Lundy's stripped-down version let's the true intention of the beloved spiritual shine through... a man alone, conversing with the divine. .

The secret weapons in the Society Hill Orchestra's impressive arsenal, keyboardist and vocalist Charles InchClefInch Lundy has lent his unique talents to hundreds of sessions, providing expert backing to the wide range of artists in the Society Hill family and as a main cog in the core unit of the Ingram Brothers band. Although he is most often associated with the Philly Soul genre, Clef also has a deep passion for gospel music. With a long-held reverence for the time-honored standards of gospel music and his heartfelt interpretations of them, Charles also writes modern gospel music as a balm against the injustices of the modern world. The inspirational ballad InchBe Still,Inch written, produced and arranged by Lundy, is a prime example of his unique take on the genre. Here, Charles acts as a one-man orchestra, playing all the instruments except drums, and provides all the lead and background vocals to the track, exposing great depths of emotion and inspiration as the song builds. The single features two unique takes of InchBe Still,Inch a radio mix and a bonus acoustic mix.

The idea of developing a project on Bolognese composers for guitar has been more and more appealing to me, as my activity of ensemble guitarist increased; an activity which I had firmly chosen in accordance with the 1970s' ideals regarding collective work. I have always found this way of making music more rewarding and useful than soloistic work, which I still perceive as self-referential; especially in the field of contemporary music, very self-referential per se. Within programmes structured even for large ensembles, I have often found myself proposing pieces for soloists, sometimes very beautiful, either by young authors at the beginning of their career or by renowned composers who often belonged to the Bolognese music environment. However, what I have always found somewhat absurd is that those compositions, prepared with care, sometimes for prestigious events such as InchChigiana NovitàInch, were often first and last ever performances. From this sort of frustration derives the choice to collect these few pieces, in order to narrate the Bolognese voice of the guitar from the 1970s to the 2020s, along an ideal itinerary of teachers and students (who became teachers themselves) starting from their forefather, Giacomo Manzoni, and to record them so that they won't be forgotten. Andrea Orsi