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'Brendance' Warwick Alder
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Brendance is named after Alder's son and features some stunning playing from this quintet of local heavyweights.
In the band:
Warwick Alder; trumpet
Dave Jackson; alto saxophone
Jonathan Harkins; piano
Brendan Clarke; double bass
Andrew Dickeson; drums
Tracklist:
1. Brendance
2. Chromania
3. Olivia's Arrival
4. Good Grief
5. Hackensack
6. p.449
7. Helen of Troy
8. You Must Believe in Spring
9. Fats for Sure
All tracks composed by Warwick Alder, except trk 3 (Thad Jones), trk 5 (Thelonious Monk), trk 8 (Michel Legrand).
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Some of the tracks on this cd nearly came out about 15 years ago. The wait has been worthwhile. Since then, Warwick's style has only improved. The sensitivity of the cryptically titled p.449 is juxtaposed with the pyrotechnics of Chromania. This is a great album and demonstrates that Warwick is not just a brilliant trumpet player, but is also a composer of great merit. The ABC should give it maximum exposure!
Thanks for the comments... Yes a fantastic album - long in the making!
If this is long awaited, then it was well worth the wait!...A fabulous album that kicks some ass and swings like blazes!
Too many jazz musicians seem to be clones of one another, almost to the point where if one closes one's eyes, it's hard to tell who from whom!
I don't know that this band are breaking new ground, but they have certainly sifted through the grains of jazz to produce a very fine album indeed!!
In summation = I love it!!!
Regards
DJ
Warwick has more heart and soul in his performances, coupled with a depth of Jazz knowledge that only comes from doing the "Hard Yards".
Along with Phil Slater, they are prominently the best examples of Australian exponents of Jazz in the most pure of explored and unexplored territory on the Jazz Trumpet.
There is precious little left for a true lover Jazz that Warwick cannot deliver.
Regards
AA
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