Issie Barratt & Meinrad Iten Quartet
Release Date: 31 October 2011
Label: Fuzzy Moon Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5065001308048
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Breathtakingly beautiful and highly evocative programmatic pieces, inspired by 11 pictures by Swiss artist Meinrad Iten, combining contemporary harmonies and non jazz based improvisation.
A suite of breathtakingly beautiful and highly evocative programmatic pieces for a quartet of flutes, clarinets, baritone sax and piano, inspired by 11 pictures, painted and drawn by the composer's maternal great grandfather (Swiss artist Meinrad Iten), combining beautifully crafted compositions, drawing on warm, contemporary harmonies that compliment the style and content of the pictures, often providing an inspirational backdrop for equally evocative moments of non-jazz based improvisation. From the sublime through composed solo piano setting of Meinrad's pencil portrait of his wife, "Wilhermene", to the playful quartet setting of "The Man With The Gun He Tangos", the cool expansive sonorities of "Snow Scene" and highly moving prayer of "Unser Vater", these beautiful vignettes provide a highly evocative accompaniment to the slide show of 11 pictures available on www.issiebarratt.com
"A great, great composer, who writes beautiful, beautiful music." Julian Joseph: Pianist and broadcaster
"A proper, grown-up jazz composer, like Maria Schneider, Gary McFarland or Mike Gibbs." The Guardian
"A remarkable composer, conductor, arranger and baritone sax player." Mo-Jo Magazine
"The orchestration is simply breathtaking and the soloists fill out the picture beautifully." The Observer
"Highly original writing, not lending itself to helpful comparisons." Jazz Uk
" It's powerful stuff." The Independent
Tracklisting
Mike Gibbs, The NDR Bigband & Norma Winstone
Mark Lockheart & The NDR Bigband
Issie Barratt's Interchange
Mark Donlon, Mick Hutton, Gene Calderazzo & Julian Siegel
Issie Barratt & Meinrad Iten Quartet
John Warren
John Warren
Issie Barratt
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
