Many of the pieces on pianist Pete Malinverni's Invisible Cities were inspired in part by the book of the same name by Italo Calvino, though in Malinverni's case, the cities he portrays in his composition are not figments of his imagination. Invisible Cities CD music Recruiting a top-flight band for the date, including tenor saxophonist Rich Perry, trumpeter/flügelhornist Tim Hagans, bassist Ugonna Okegwo, and drummer Tom Melito, Malinverni delivers a CD with a striking mix of originals and familiar songs ...See Full Description
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Invisible Cities songs. This exceptional date by Dave Holland Big Band was recorded in 2002 in New York, yet remained unreleased until 2005. As is to be expected, Holland assembled a fine cast of seasoned and young players, some of whom are veterans of Holland's quintets and quartets. These are four saxophones -- two alto, tenor and baritone -- three trumpets and trombones, and vibes as well as bass and drums. They include Chris Potter and Robin and Duane Eubanks, Antonio Hart, Steve Nelson, Josh Roseman, Billy Kilson, Taylor Haskins, Gary Smulyan, Jonathan Arons and Alex Sipiagin. The music centers around the opening four-part "Monterey Suite," a tour de force commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival and originally performed there in 2001. Holland's writing for the trombone section is dynamite. Roseman, Arons, and Robin Eubanks offer up solid bottom rung lines and tight timing as anchors for the rest of the brass though they often charge out front. Potter once more displays his talents as not only a fine soloist but as an excellent ensemble player, carrying the chair with authority and verve. The beautiful "Ario" hosts some really knotty and swelling harmonic interludes and the closer, "Last Minute Man," is electrifying, transcending the confines of the studio. This is an essential Holland date, it is exciting, colorful and ...
Invisible Cities music CDs. EXTENDED PLAY was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
With a front line that features saxophone, trombone, and vibraphone/marimba, the Dave Holland Quintet features an immediately identifiable band sound. As for backing, bassist Holland and traps ...
Invisible Cities songs. Veteran arranger Gerald Wilson utilized a New York band full of all-stars for this very rewarding and memorable project. Three of the selections ("Dorian," "Ray's Vision at the U," and "Blues for Manhattan") form a suite called "The Diminished Triangle," ...
Invisible Cities album. The work of arranger-composer Bill Holman dates back to the 1950s, and that experience shows on HOMMAGE, a dazzling live outing released in 2007. Long known for his tasty, complex charts, Holman stays true to form on HOMMAGE by leading ...
Invisible Cities CD music. Jazz singer and pianist Shirley Horn achieved a measure of fame and success later in her career, but it was well-deserved, as this LIVE disc attests. Horn's voice had a slightly husky, dusky, seen-it-all quality, and her piano playing is ...
Invisible Cities music CDs. Free-jazz legend Bill Dixon has been honing his radical musical vision, through trumpet, composing, and his activism in the music scene, ever since the 1960s. He continues to do so with 2008's 17 MUSICIANS IN SEARCH OF A SOUND: DARFUR. ...
Invisible Cities CD music. "hito no kimochi ha furactal" is the Japanese indie rock trio that formed by a bassist and two drummers. Nishino Masahiko and Yusuke Yakita formed the core of "hito no kimochi ha furactal". They also play in Sundays & cybele ...
Invisible Cities music CDs. Track Listing of songs: Como la Hiel; Ojala Que No Regreses; Me Parece Que...; Fantasma, El; Si Mi Ven Llorar; Mienteme; Se Pelearon Nuestras Mentes; Por Que Te Deje Partir?; Vivo Pensando; Con Cada Caida; Tu Recuerdo; En un Segundo;
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