Shawn New Tomorrow Maxwell - Shawn Maxwell's New Tomorrow - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

One of the preeminent performers in Chicago jazz, saxophonist Shawn Maxwell has released several recordings featuring his quartet or his sonically expanded dectet, InchAlliance.Inch With his New Tomorrow group, he augments his working quartet with the singular trumpet voices of three of Chicago's finestInch- Victor Garcia, Chad McCullough and Corey Wilkes - and the inspired and often dazzling vocalist, Dee Alexander, for a set of ten modern, electric originals. Focusing on composition as much as improvisation, the quintets reveal stunning melodies hidden within complex time signatures, textures and grooves.Inch... a marvelously collaborative spirit... The innovative impulse that motivates this colorful project is refreshing.Inch - DOWNBEAT

Beethoven / Cleveland Orchestra / Kubelik - Symphonies [SUPER-AUDIO CD] Hybrid SACD, 2 Pack date 11/03/2017

Simon-Pierre Bestion writes InchI discovered Rachmaninoff's 'Vespers' singing in a choir, and the work made a genuine emotional impact on me! This music gives off an impression of naturalness and 'simplicity', yet in fact it's architecture is complex and innovative for it's time in the quasi-orchestral treatment of the voices. I wanted to place the work in a liturgical context that I conceived by drawing my inspiration from the Orthodox ceremonies I have been lucky enough to attend in Russia and Romania. The special characteristic and the beauty of this Vigil service (which in the Orthodox churches includes both Vespers and Matins) is that it accompanies the prayers of the faithful from dusk until sunrise.Inch