Paul Crossley - Nocturnes 8-13 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In the 'glory days' of the 1970s recording industry (and, incidentally, the time of CRD Records' foundation), there was a rush to record the classical canon. Naturally, as a pioneering tag, CRD was at the forefront of this trend and had the privilege to work with Paul on the complete piano works of Faure and Ravel, amongst others. Today, hidden corners of classical continue to be unearthed and we are encouraged to rethink genre boundaries as we elevate long-disregarded voices. Meanwhile, there is another important venture at play the careful curation of a composer's works. This is the bent of this . Frederic Mompou's piano works have been well-covered, not least by the maestro himself in his own performances recorded in Barcelona in 1974. So why record this repertoire again 50 years later? From our perspective, it is a fitting choice as we celebrate 50 years as a tag championing classical repertoire through the performances of world-class artists. But there has to be something more than that. Such is the accessibility of music today and the desire to reach virality that we seem to have forgotten how, for it's originator, it could be a definitively private and intimate exploit. Paul invites us to listen to Mompou's' rehearsal of own'. He encourages us, as Mompou did from the outset, to listen for the silences and peer deeply into the shadows. In a world in which our attention is constantly divided, perhaps now more than ever such albums are needed. Emma Pauncefort & Tom Pauncefort

Paul Crossley - Nocturnes 1-7 [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/12/1993

Over the last year, Chicago saxophonist Dudley Owens and New York bassist Aaron Immanuel Wright conceptualized a new project featuring their modern compositions executed with strong Inchold-schoolInch sonic qualities. The music ranges from soulful ballads such as Wright's InchMagnoliaInch to InchBook of Revelations,Inch a burning, apocalyptic, modal exploration that makes full use of the quintet with drummer Clif Wallace, Willerm Delisfort on piano and Justin Stanton on trumpet. Dudley Owens will be one of the jazz greats.Inch - Donald Harrison Tracks 1. R.O. 2. People Calling 3. Elijah 4. Jovan 5. Calling for Casey 6. Book of Revelations 7. Magnolia 8. Tremble 9. Prayer.