Release Date: 09 December 2022
Label: OA2 Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0805552220421
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 09 December 2022
Label: OA2 Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0805552220421
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Halfway through his fourth year teaching at Wichita State University, guitarist William Flynn found himself on the road through the plains of Kansas to
Florida's Gulf Coast for a month-long artist residency in the idyllic panhandle community of Seaside. The isolation of the ocean-front cottage, away from his life and job allowed for a barely imaginable creative focus, diving into a daily composing regimen and added time for reflection.
With a band of Kansas City-based musicians - pianist Roger Wilder, bassist Sam Copeland, drummer Brian Steever, and a guest visit from vocalist Emily Merrell - Seaside deals an inspired modern jazz sound, revealing melodies and harmonies captured during a particularly rich creative episode in Flynn's career.
"The mention of Wichita inevitably recalls the title of the Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays album As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls. In this case it is an apt
comparison, as Flynn's music shares similar bucolic atmosphere and song-like melodicism." Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz
Tracklisting
Ben Markley Big Band & Ari Hoenig
Francesco Crosara
Wil Swindler's Elevenet
George Cotsirilos Quartet
Charlie Porter, Nick Biello, Orrin Evans, Mike Moreno, David Wong, Damian Erskine, Behn Gillece & K
Gregory Dudzienski Quartet
Ted Piltzecker
Russell Kranes, Alex Levine, Sam Weber, Jay Sawyer
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu