Chris Morrissey - North Hero - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 8-24-12) As a follow-up to their lauded duo recording, InchWe Couldn't Agree More,Inch soprano saxophonist Brent Jensen and pianist Bill Anschell decided to enhance their tonal palette, eliciting help from bassist Chris Symer, as they explore a set of jazz standards with an uninhibited, free-wheeling interplay. Reminiscent of the great duo and trio recordings of Lee Konitz, Jimmy Giuffre and the like, their in-the-moment creations are singular and timeless. Inch... between the fertile minds of Bill Anschell and Brent Jensen... this is more than chemistry; it's ESP... Inch - Harvey Siders, JazzTimes.

Metamorphosis is based on the 1939 work of that name by world-renowned Dutch graphic artist, MC Escher. Just as Escher's monumental graphic delights it's viewers with it's imaginative shape-shifting, Donnelly's composition takes the listener on a fascinating journey through a musical landscape that changes subtly and seamlessly. I was intrigued by his idea that things are more related than we think they are, and by his explorations of concepts like infinity and recursive structures. Escher has a key role in the book, and one of his works included was Metamorphosis.

Reinhard Stollreiter - Shepards Glorified Honor [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/01/1996