DAVID HANEY - BIRTH OF A CITY
Even though the tracks on BIRTH OF A CITY are loosely grouped by their titles, the recording is very much a concept album. Haney, himself an accomplished pianist who also studied composition, scored the pieces for a kind of string quartet (violin – viola – cello – double bass), interspersed by varying quantities of brass instruments and percussion. Naturally, as one would expect from this kind of music, all works are scored with exactitude – for the most part, that is. Remarkably, Haney grants the performers a great amount of improvisatory freedom – indubitably owing to his own background in jazz, the genre which definitely and definitively shines through in all his compositions.
LOVE COLE PORTER - ANTONIO ADOLFO
I am presenting my interpretations of some of his brilliant works, where you can clearly hear the melding of Porter and Brazilian jazz. It's as if Cole Porter's music descended on my heart and musical soul today, bringing that image of the 50's and 60's to my present musical moment with this incredible team of musicians who have been with me in my recent recordings: Jessé Sadoc (trumpet), Danilo Sinna (alto sax), Marcelo Martins (tenor and soprano saxes and flute), Rafael Rocha (trombone), Lula Galvão (guitar), Jorge Helder (bass), Rafael Barata (drums and percussion), Dada Costa (percussion).
Long live the Brazilian Cole Porter!!!!
SITUATION - ALEX COKE & CARL MICHEL SEXTET
Following the success of their first two albums (The Emissary and Emergence), the Alex Coke-Carl Michel Sextet continues its creative evolution. Situation is a inspiring approach to the jazz continuum, a memorable outing by a group with its own highly appealing musical identity.
CD Previews - February 2025
CIRCADIAN WORLD CLOCK from David Haney and Big Round Records is a captivating exploration of nature’s musical landscape. In this groundbreaking recording project, Haney challenges participants from around the world to submit 2-3 minute field recordings, each recorded at the specific hours of the day prescribed by the monastic Liturgy of the Hours.