Hortus Musicus - 2000 Years After the Birth of Christ - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For Kai Craig, music is a pathway reaching deep into the past and far into the future, spanning generations and international boundaries with ease. The young drummer/composer has already dived deep into the jazz tradition, assisted by the mentorship of Martin France in his native UK and US legend Gregory 'Hutch' Hutchinson in Europe and the USA. Now he's ready to present his debut album, produced by Hutch in a Cologne studio and featuring some of the most extraordinary young talents of his generation. 'A Time Once Forgotten' is both a summary of everything that's brought Kai to this point, and a statement of intent for the future. The hand-picked band of Sean Payne and James Copus in the frontline and Rainer Bohm and Geraud Portal in the rhythm section are the perfect interpreters of Craig's vision. Each musician is a stand-out soloist, but together they are consummate team players. Original compositions take their place side by side with masterworks by Wayne Shorter, Fred Hersch, Kenny Kirkland, John Taylor and Michael Brecker. 'A Time Once Forgotten' is an acknowledgement and a summation of everything that has led Kai Craig to where he is today. It's steeped in his love of the adventurous, hard-edged swinging tradition of American post-bop that flourished in the 1980s and 1990s, but interpreted through the prism of his own unique personality, and that of his outstanding co-creators. The combination makes for an explosive, unforgettable debut.A1. NamesakeA2. When You DreamA3. Phantom of the BoperaA4. Dry StoneB1. Midnight SilenceB2. Dealin'B3. The ChieftainB4. LunationsB5. Afterthought Album Tracks 1. Namesake 2. When You Dream 3. Phantom of the Bopera 4. Dry Stone 5. Midnight Silence 6. Dealin' 7. The Chieftain 8. Lunations 9. Afterthought

Andres Mustonen, artistic director of Hortus Musicus, writes of the group's new InchThe present , titled Canto, is not trying to be an anthological overview of Italian music from the 16th and 17th centuries. It is rather a walk through the streets of Italian cities of the time, sometimes passing by a church, sometimes slipping into taverns or listening to sounds coming from the open windows of the doge's palazzo... This album lacks the puritanical-musicological ambition to remove a layer of dust from the yellowed manuscripts lying on archive shelves. The uninhibited performance of Hortus Musicus - that is life, our life itself.Inch Album Tracks 1. Caro Ortolano / Saltarello / Ballo Francese 2. Se L'aura Spira Tutta Vezzosa 3. O Mio Bene, O Mia Vita 4. La Galluppa Revista 5. Istrina 6. Jubilet Tota Civitas 7. La Soranza 8. SÌ Dolce È 'l Tormento 9. La Zorzo 10. Christe, Redempton Ominum 11. Tedescha / Saltarello / Ungarescha / Saltarello 12. Eri Già Tutta Mia 13. Bassa Gioiosa / Gagliarda / Il Matacino 14. Non Voglio Amare 15. Il Spagnoletto / Gallaria D'amor / Caccia Amorosa 16. Salve Regina 17. Il Ballo Della Torchia / Il Tortaglione / Il Ballo de Colia / Il Bagaran 18. Zefiro Torna E Di Soavi

Album Tracks 1. Hodie Maria Virgo 2. Hodie Maria Virgo 3. Misit Rex 4. Nativitates Gloriosae Virginis Mariae 5. Super Omnia 6. Princeps Gloriosissime 7. O Quam Gloriosum 8. O Quam Gloriosum 9. O Beatum Ponteficem 10. Cantantibus Organis 11. Cum Pervenissent 12. Conceptio Tua Dei Genitrix 13. In Tua Patientia 14. Quia Vidisti Me 15. Estote Fortes in Bello 16. Tradent Enim Vos 17. Tradent Enim Vos 18. Iste Sanctus Pro Lege 19. Gaudent in Coelis 20. Deum Esset Summus Pontifex 21. Similabo Eum Viro Sapienti 22. Veni Sponsa Christi 23. O Quam Mutuendus Est 24. O Quam Mutuendus Est