5065001308000

Astral Pleasures

Issie Barratt

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Format: CD

Cat No: FUZ001

Release Date:  10 November 2008

Label:  Fuzzy Moon Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5065001308000

Genres:  Jazz  Contemporary  

  • Description

    Composer and musical director Issie Barratt's debut album, comprising 80-minutes of exceptionally original and highly programmatic music, composed for a newly formed 20-piece ensemble, produced by Mike Gibbs and featuring soloists James Allsopp, Anders Bergcrantz, Mark Lockheart, Mike Outram, Liam Noble, Rowland Sutherland and Steve Waterman.

    "Such beautiful music". Steve Swallow - Bass player and composer

    "A great, great composer, who writes beautiful, beautiful music". Julian Joseph - Pianist and broadcaster

    "Her amazing breadth of skill is JUST what the music world needs". Mike Gibbs - Composer

    "Issie's conducting gives music a new meaning: a new lease of life". Göran Levin Bohuslän Big Band

    "The eccentric element came from Issie Barratt". John Fordham - The Guardian

    "Providing welcome Mingus-like mayhem". James Griffiths - The Guardian
    The audience's applause was warm and loud". - Leicester Mercury

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Eva Naim, Mega Supreme
      • 2. Astral Pleasures
      • 3. Hold Down The Moon
      • 4. Brayards Road
      • 5. Dublin Soundscape
      • 6. Oodley Groove (The Shorter)