Clarence Penn - Monk: Lost Files - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Clarence Penn has been one of the most dynamic drummers in jazz since his New York City arrival 33 years ago. His work with Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Diane Reeves and Michael Brecker has been extensively documented, as have his own musical explorations, including 2014's InchMonk The Lost Files.Inch InchBehind the VoiceInch goes a whole new direction as Penn unfurls inventive reimaginings of the works of influential drummers behind some of the greatest pop music created. Songs by Phil Collins, Levon Helm, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel & Dave Grohl receive expansive modern treatments through Penn's production along with a bevy of collaborators, including vocalists Kurt Elling, Aaron Marcellus & Toku, guitarists Adam Rogers & Gilad Hekselman, and many more. Inch... a celebration of their artistry, their passion, and their indelible mark on the music we cherish.Inch Inch... gesture and space surging from a place of heart-felt and fluid integrity... Penn exudes such enthusiasm and love for the music-it is simply impossible not to feel uplifted.Inch - JAZZ TIMES

2007 Japanese with a bonus DVD (NTSC/Region 2) from the winner of the Nitteligenic 2005 prize. The album includes a cover of the EPO song InchU Fu Fu FUInch and the original song InchMessage.Inch the DVD includes the promotional music video for InchU Fu Fu FUInch along with a featurette about the making of the video. Because this is a native Japanese , there are no subtitles. Avex 2007.

A wildly inventive, dynamic and ubiquitous pianist for the last two decades, George Colligan certainly needs no introduction in that role. But with his Portland-based band Theoretical Planets, Colligan displays an alternate yet equally effective side as he leads his chord-less, two saxophone quartet from behind the drums. With Colligan's long hours spent on the bandstand with a multitude of the world's premier drummers (he currently tours with Jack DeJohnette and Lenny White), their influences are apparent but his powerful and distinctive musical vision always prevails.