Release Date: 11 June 2021
Label: Origin Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 805558281525
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Master guitarist and improvisor, John Stowell, has spent the last five decades touring the world, most often immersed in the universal jazz repertoire improvising with artists from wherever he's visiting. Through his recordings with "Scenes," and his quartet with SF Bay Area saxophonist Michael Zilber over the last 20 years, Stowell has had the chance to perform and focus on his own compositions more than ever before. It was through the mastering of those recordings that engineer, bassist, vocalist, producer Dan Dean discovered the nuances of Stowell's writing. The idea of collaboration came when Stowell heard Dean's recent classical voice recording, "Songs Without Words," where he layered multiple tracks of himself in what writer Raul da Gama called "...music-making of the highest order, which plumbs the depths of all of the emotions from wonderful joys to abject lamentations." Taking 10 of Stowell's compositions, Dean & Stowell layered voices, bass, and guitars over the course of a year, discovering unique avenues into the music with the end result feeling spontaneous, joyous and in the moment. "Dan Dean will redefine what you think is possible to achieve with the human voice. Prepare to be astonished." - Melinda Bargreen, Author & Music Critic
"John and his music are unique, from the way he holds his guitar to the voicings he develops for his own sounds. He always has a great deal to say in his quiet, sincere way, and it resonates." - Just Jazz Guitar
Tracklisting
Milan Verbist Trio
Ted Moore Trio
Brent Jensen
Carlos Vega
Rodney Whitaker; Terell Stafford; Tim Warfield; Rick Roe; Dana Hall; Rockelle Whitaker
Nancy Kelly; Jerry Weldon; Dave Stryker; Carmen Intorre Jr.; William Gorman; Houston Person; Charli
Nanami Haruta; Michael Dease; Xavier Davis; Rodney Whitaker; Ulysses Owens Jr.
Mike Pope; Geoffrey Keezer; Nate Smith; Randy Brecker; Roxy Coss; Amaury Cabral; Ann Almond Pope
Trio Ivoire (Hans Ludemann, Aly Keita & Christian Thome)
Oregon
His 'n' Hers (Judith O'Higgins & Dave O'Higgins)
Matthias Bublath
uroboro
Richard Spaven
Jim Snidero
Jeremy Pelt
