Cat No:
JCCD118
Release Date: 28 May 2021
Label: Jazz Cat Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0799665805692
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
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Description
'Solway Stories' is a collection of twelve original compositions by bassist and composer Ben Crosland that features the stellar line up of long-time collaborators Steve Waterman on trumpet and flugelhorn and Steve Lodder on piano and keyboards, together with Chris Allard on guitar and Dylan Howe on drums.
The music was inspired by his 1988 visit to the beautiful area of South West Scotland, bordering the Solway Firth. "I was captivated by the gorgeous landscape and engaging place names - Beeswing, Carsethorn, Islesteps and Powfoot," explains Crosland. "I decided to write a set of pieces inspired by our trip and wrote those names down on a sheet of paper which I duly filed away."
In November 2018 a chance viewing of Richard Thompson performing his song 'Beeswing' on YouTube reawakened the memory of the trip and Crosland set about the compositional project imagined all those years before. Crosland has revisited Solway Firth and his research into its rich history has shaped many of the compositions on 'Solway Stories'.
Ben Crosland has been leading bands for over 30 years. He has recorded a series of critically acclaimed albums, released on his independent Jazz Cat label, with the cream of UK jazz musicians including Alan Skidmore, Dave O'Higgins, Jim Mullen, Mark Nightingale, Steve Waterman, John Etheridge, Martin Shaw, Steve Lodder and Barnaby Dickinson.
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Tracklisting
- 1. Driving North
- 2. Beeswing
- 3. Dulce Cor (Every Step Of The Way)
- 4. Powfoot
- 5. Islesteps
- 6. Almorness Point
- 7. I Do
- 8. A Lil' Sark Funk
- 9. Auchenreoch Loch
- 10. Cross Border Blues
- 11. Carsethorn
- 12. The Devil's Porridge
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Solway Stories
Ben Crosland Quintet
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Songs of Solace and Reflection
Ben Crosland
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Harken!
Threeway & John Etheridge
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Stitched Up
John Etheridge Trio North
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Echoes In The Valley
Ben Crosland
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The Ray Davies Songbook Volume II
Ben Crosland Quintet
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The Northern Run
Ben Crosland Quartet & Alan Skidmore
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Spread The Word
Adrian Ingram - Ben Crosland Quartet, Jim Mullen & Eryl Roberts
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The Ray Davies Songbook Volume II
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