Low Roar - House in the Woods - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Low Roar - 0 [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/15/2014

Ever the nomad, in 2020 Ryan Karazija found himself someplace new with a piano. The batch of songs he wrote quickly coalesced into 'maybe tomorrow...' Collaborating with Mike Lindsay and Andrew Scheps (the same team since Inch0Inch), Low Roar's fifth full length studio album took shape. Ryan's voice as a singer and a songwriter comes through strongly, making this instantly recognizable as a Low Roar record, but there is also something new, with expansive arrangements, intricate vocals, live brass and ever-present wind chimes. Maybe tomorrow... is a beautiful record, meant to be listened to in one sitting, and it will transport you.

After thirty-five years of being at the forefront of the ever-evolving musical landscape of New Orleans, Grammy Award winner Jon Cleary decided to bring that sound back home, both figuratively and literally. He assembled his Absolute Monster Gentlemen (his acclaimed all-star big band) in his home studio in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, drew up a setlist of some of his most beloved songs- and some new favorites- and rolled tape.InchWe set out to capture that sound in the old-fashioned way everybody in the room, playing together,Inch Cleary explains.The result is The Bywater Sessions, a musical tour-de-force that showcases the grit, funk and joy that's packed concert halls from New Orleans to Tokyo and beyond. Co-produced by Cleary and John Porter (Roxy Music, The Smiths, Taj Mahal), it's a stunning collection of performances that affirms Cleary's place in the New Orleans musical vanguard.InchThere's a lot to be said for the 'lean and mean' sound of a piano trio, stripped down to basics, simple and direct,Inch Cleary says. InchBut recently, I've been experimenting with different combinations; adding horns, guitar, percussion and even another keyboard player. This expanded line-up has allowed the arrangements to blossom in new directions.InchAs for the musicians, it's the best of the best. Long time Monster Gentlemen Cornell Williams and A.J. Hall anchor the band on bass and drums, respectively. They are joined by Nigel Hall (Lettuce) on Hammond organ, Pedro Segundo (Ronnie Scott's All Stars) on percussion, Xavier Lynn (MonoNeon, Ledisi) on guitar, and an all-star horn section of Aaron Narcisse (Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra), Charlie Halloran (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Preservation Hall All Stars) and Jason Mingledorff (Galactic).InchSophisticated, nasty, good-time, low-down funk is the folk music of New Orleans,Inch Cleary says. InchEveryone pla