Consort in Motion


Artist: Samuel Blaser

Label: Kind of Blue

Price: $16.95

Year: 2011
Format: CD

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This is one of the most important records ever to be released not just on Kind of blue records but anywhere, anytime. Young Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser (who lives between New York and Berlin) is one of the next generation of jazz artists. Blaser leads a quartet with in-demand bassist Thomas Morgan, up-and-coming pianist Russ Lossing and legendary drummer, Paul Motian, confirming that he is an artist abounding with daring ideas and concepts. Taking the unusual step of blending Renaissance and Baroque period music with jazz improvisation, Blaser creates with CONSORT IN MOTION a new musical world, at once oddly familiar and yet also startingly compelling. He fashions entertaining original arrangements that emphasize his versatile playing and deep commitment to the jazz aesthetic. Winner of the Benny Golson prize, Blaser has worked in various big bands, featuring the likes of Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath and Buddy DeFranco.CONSORT IN MOTION will tour the world with this project (including the USA).

ARTISTS
Samuel Blaser (trombone); Paul Motion (drums); Russ Lossing (piano); Thomas Morgan (bass)

TRACKS
1. lamento della ninfa (claudio monteverdi arr. blaser) 6:04
2. reflections on piagn'e sospira (blaser based on claudio monteverdi) 5:55
3. reflections on toccata 8:28 (blaser based on girolamo frescobaldi)
4. passacaglia (biagio marini arr blaser) 6:44
5. ritornello (claudio monteverdi arr. blaser) 7:02
6. si dolce è l'tormento (claudio monteverdi arr. blaser) 5:37
7. balletto secondo - retirata (biagio marini arr. blaser) 5:22
8. reflections on vespro della beata vergine (blaser based on claudio monteverdi) 4:43
9. ritornello (claudio monteverdi arr. blaser) 2:19
10. il ritorno d'ulisse in patria - atto quatro, scène ii (claudio monteverdi arr. blaser) 6:05

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