John Stowell & Ulf Bandgren - Throop - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

John and his music are unique... He always has a great deal to say in his quiet, sincere way, and it resonates. - Just Jazz Guitar. Master guitarist and improvisor, John Stowell, has spent the last five decades touring the world, most often immersed in the universal jazz repertoire improvising with artists from wherever he's visiting. Through his recordings with InchScenes,Inch and his quartet with Bay Area saxophonist Michael Zilber over the last 20 years, Stowell has had the chance to perform and focus on his own compositions more than ever before. It was through the mastering of those recordings that engineer, bassist, vocalist, producer Dan Dean discovered the nuances of Stowell's writing. The idea of collaboration came when Stowell heard Dean's recent classical voice recording, InchSongs Without Words,Inch where he layered multiple tracks of himself in what writer Raul da Gama called Inch... music-making of the highest order, which plumbs the depths of all of the emotions from wonderful joys to abject lamentations.Inch Taking 10 of Stowell's compositions, Dean & Stowell layered voices, bass, and guitars over the course of a year, discovering unique avenues into the music with the end result feeling spontaneous, joyous and in the moment. InchDan Dean will redefine what you think is possible to achieve with the human voice. Prepare to be astonished.Inch - Melinda Bargreen, Author & Music Critic

Danny Kolke presents a collection of freshly recorded jazz standards with new and inventive arrangements. Rooted in the solid straight ahead piano trio stylings of Gene Harris, Ray Brown, and Oscar Petersen, this band swings right out of the gate. Kolke weaves his penchant for big bluesy piano solos into a variety of settings from the tamed brush feature of the title cut, to the robust bass tone of the upright bass solos, this music drives from the heart. The final gospel cut pulls from Kolke's church and family roots, leaving the listener with a firm grasp on his musical message.

Sauter,Thomas / Stowell,John - Anytime [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/17/2017