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Guy Sion: Away
BySion tends to write well-crafted and linear compositions that stress flowing melodic lines and his warm sound. All these compositions are arranged around the emphatic and tight interplay between Sion and guitarist Bjørn Vidar Solli, who co-produced the album with Sion. Solli's tone and the manner in which he articulates Sion's musical ideas owe much to the influential sound and attack of guitarist Pat Metheny, almost as if he was intending to replicates the sophisticated harmonic structures that Metheny and his close collaborator, keyboardist Lyle Mays, have explored. Still, Solli's enthusiasm charges Sion's reasoned compositions with a needed sense of urgency.
Two compositions stand out. The touching "Brother 5," where Sion outlines the gentle theme on soprano sax, later elaborated beautifully by pianist Erlend Slettevoll (a member of The Core), before Sion, Slettevoll and Solli repeat the theme together. "Oslo's Blues" again emphasizes Sion's gift for beautiful melodic lines, here highlighted as a duet between Sion and Slettevoll.
Away feature's Sion's rich vision as a melodic composer, supported by a band of experienced musicians.
Track Listing
wild; The Rise Of Fall; Song Of Hope (Intro); Song Of Hope; Brother 5; Here; Oslo's blues; 12 Shades Of Grey, 23B.
Personnel
Guy Sion
saxophone, altoGuy Sion: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone (5); Bjørn Vidar Solli: guitar; Erlend Slettevoll: piano; Phil Donkin: bass; Jon Wikan: drums .
Album information
Title: Away | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Self Produced
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About Guy Sion
Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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