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Jon Gordon: Stranger Than Fiction
Gordon ha registrato inizialmente in quintetto per aggiungere in secondo momento le parti degli ospiti registrati dalle loro case. Il contralto del leader è la principale voce solista, con l'apporto dei musicisti citati, di Anna Blackmore al clarinetto basso, Derrick Gardner alla tromba e della vocalist e chitarrista Jocelyn Gould.
Le orchestrazioni sono generalmente briose, secondo i modelli del modern mainstream orchestrale, ma non mancano momenti esplorativi come l'iniziale "Pointillism," gli ambiziosi "Counterpoint" e "Waking Dream," gli interludi "Sunyasin" e "Steps."
Sul versante più tradizionale dell'orchestrazione, Gordon mostra una scrittura ritmicamente movimentata e swingante, con la capacità di creare impasti timbrici raffinati. Ricordiamo "Modality," "Dance" e "Stranger Than Fiction" mentre sul versante delle ballad spicca il seducente incedere di "Bella," caratterizzato dagli assoli di Orrin Evans al piano, Larry Roy alla chitarra e Julian Bradford al contrabbasso.
Track Listing
Pointillism; Havens; Stranger Than Fiction; Dance; Sunyasin; Counterpoint; Bella; Modality; Steps; Waking Dream.
Personnel
Jon Gordon
saxophone, altoDerrick Gardner
trumpetReginald Lewis
saxophoneTristan Martinuson
saxophone, tenorJohn Ellis
saxophoneAnnna Blackmore
clarinet, bassAlan Ferber
tromboneJocelyn Gould
guitarLarry Roy
guitarWill Bonness
pianoOrrin Evans
pianoJulian Bradford
bass, acousticFabio Ragnelli
drumsAlbum information
Title: Stranger Than Fiction | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: ArtistShare
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