Donny McCaslin - In Pursuit - (MP3 + FLAC)

Donny McCaslin - In Pursuit
Жанр: Contemporary Jazz, Afro-Latin-Brazilian Fusion, Saxophone
Страна-производитель диска: USA
Год издания диска: 2007
Издатель (лейбл): Sunnyside Records
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Аудио кодек: (MP3 + FLAC) (*.flac)
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 01:01:32
: собственный рип с оригинального CD (Darkman)
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Треклист:
1. A Brief Tale - 04:13
2. Descarga - 06:35
3. Madonna - 10:00
4. Sea of Expectancy - 08:10
5. In Pursuit - 05:11
6. Village Natural - 04:34
7. Send Me a Postcard - 03:14
8. Fast Brazil - 07:47
9. Festival in 3 Parts - 11:42
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Systems Two in Brooklyn, New York

Personnel:
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Alto Flute
David Binney - Alto Saxophone
Scott Colley - Acoustic Bass
Ben Monder - Guitars
Antonio Sanchez - Drums
Pernell Saturnino - Percussion
All Compositions by Donny McCaslin, McCaslin Music (BMI)
Produced by David Binney

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Об исполнителе / About Donny McCaslin

Born August 11, 1966, McCaslin grew up in in Santa Cruz, CA; inspired by his father, a pianist and vibraphonist, the young McCaslin started playing tenor saxophone at age twelve and quickly progressed, touring Europe and participating in the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival's California All-Star band while in high school. After attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he joined Berklee professor Gary Burton's quintet, with whom he toured for four years. McCaslin moved to New York, in 1991, working with bassist Eddie Gomez and then joining the group Steps Ahead, with whom he made the 1995 disc Vibe (NYC Records). McCaslin really began to turn heads with his solo work in larger ensembles - first Ken Schaphorst's big band, and subsequently the acclaimed Maria Schneider Orchestra, where his performance on the album Concert In The Garden received a Grammy nomination for “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo in 2004.
So much for McCaslin's “traditional credentials, which provide the anchor for his much- admired work in more adventurous realms. Chief among these is the quartet Lan Xang (which evolved from an experimental partnership with fellow New York saxist David Binney), and the quintet led by the widely lionized trumpeter Dave Douglas, who added McCaslin to his band in 2005. Reviewing the Douglas Quintet in Jazz Times, Josef Woodard wrote of McCaslin: “He's a versatile player who moves easily between inside and outside musical zones . . . . [T]here's a fluidity and grace to his playing even when he's pushing at envelopes.
Thanks to the high profile of the Dave Douglas Quintet, McCaslin in the last two years has achieved wider praise for the incisive twists and purposeful turns of his emotionally charged solos. But those qualities - along with his sometimes startling virtuosity, and his distinctive voice as a composer - had actually been on display for much of the previous decade, during which McCaslin proved himself a valued sideman on recordings by Danilo Perez, Luciana Souza, and performances with Tom Harrell, Brian Blade, John Pattitucci, The Mingus Band, and Pat Metheny. Meanwhile, previous albums under his own name have shown him subtly incorporating elements of Latin American music within adventurous jazz frameworks. In 2006, McCaslin received a Doris Duke grant for new jazz composition from Chamber Music America; In Pursuit comprises the results of that work. His new release Recommended Tools is the debut release for Donny McCaslin for Dave Douglas' label Greenleaf Music.
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BIO:
Donny McCaslin
Born August 11, 1966, Donny McCaslin grew up in Santa Cruz, CA. Inspired by his father, a pianist and vibraphonist, McCaslin started playing tenor saxophone at age twelve and progressed quickly, touring Europe and participating in the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival’s California All-Star band while in high school. After attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he joined Berklee professor Gary Burton’s quintet, with whom he toured for four years.
McCaslin moved to New York in 1991, working with bassist Eddie Gomez before joining the group Steps Ahead, with whom he made the 1995 disc Vibe (NYC Records). Around the same time, he collaborated with fellow New York saxophonist David Binney, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Kenny Wolleson, in the piano-less quartet Lan Xang.
McCaslin really began turning heads with his solo work in larger ensembles – first with Ken Schaphorst’s big band, and subsequently with the acclaimed Maria Schneider Orchestra, where his performance on the album Concert In The Garden garnered McCaslin a Grammy nomination for “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” in 2004. In 2005, McCaslin joined the quintet led by the widely lionized trumpeter Dave Douglas. Reviewing the Douglas Quintet in Jazz Times, Josef Woodard wrote of McCaslin: “He’s a versatile player who moves easily between inside and outside musical zones… There’s a fluidity and grace to his playing even when he’s pushing at envelopes.”
In 2008 and 2009, McCaslin won the Downbeat Critics poll for ‘Rising Star on the Tenor Saxophone.’ His 2008 release, Recommended Tools, on Greenleaf Music was in many critics’ top ten lists for jazz record of the year, and in 2009, McCaslin released Declaration on Sunnyside, which features a brass quartet.

Sunnyside

With certain musicians play, you get the feeling that they’re on a level above their peers.And what’s more, it seems to come easy to them. Current saxophonists that fit this mould include Chris Potter, Joe Lovano and KennyGarrett. Add Donny McCaslin to that list. Donny McCaslin with his new project In Pursuit delivers an exceptionnal album.Great compositions, great musicianship, great soloists. With McCaslin, the musicians on this record are all first rate.
Reviews:
Arresting , beautifully structured works...In Pursuit is a triumph.
-- Jeff McCord, DOWNBEAT - August 2007
McCaslin continually finds new ways to surprise and enchant.
-- Forrest Dylan Bryant, JazzTimes - September 2007
Despite playing the tenor saxophone, which is generally regarded as a lead instrument, 41-year-old Donny McCaslin has remained primarily a sideman during his 15-year recording and touring carreer.
-- JAZZIZ - January 2008

Reviews

CD Universe:
When tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin first gained prominence, he sounded quite a bit like Michael Brecker and Bob Berg. Years have passed and McCaslin has grown into a very original improviser. In Pursuit, which features nine of his diverse originals, is full of moody and often melancholy but never dull music. McCaslin's solos are completely unpredictable, he is joined by a particularly skillful and alert rhythm section, and altoist David Binney often adds a second complementary voice. The music seems free in spots but is purposeful and ultimately logical. When McCaslin solos over just drummer Antonio Sanchéz and percussionist Pernell Saturnino during several stretches, his improvisations are particularly fiery and driven, with his raging solo on Village Natural being particularly inspired. This is a particularly strong example of modern jazz circa 2006. ~ Scott Yanow
Photographer: Christopher Drukker
Audio Mixer: Michael Marciano
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JazzTimes:
September 2007
By Forrest Dylan Bryant
Tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin has a mercurial tendency to evade pigeonholes. Playing in an ever-shifting style that chatters and sings, digging into rhythmic underpinnings or breaking the bonds of gravity, McCaslin continually finds new ways to surprise and enchant. In Pursuit brings back most of McCaslin’s bandmates from his 2006 album Soar for nine original compositions, extending his recent exploration of Afro-Latin rhythms in modern-jazz settings. Several tracks, such as the opening “Brief Tale,” find his horn roaming freely over tight grooves from bassist Scott Colley, drummer Antonio Sanchez and percussionist Pernell Saturnino. McCaslin constantly varies his approach in these outings, moving from relaxed lyricism through perky undulations and into leaping aggression, keeping the level of excitement high rega