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Ben Crosland Quintet

North York Skies

By Ben Crosland Quintet

Label: Jazz Cat Records / Music Connection / ECN Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Optimist; North York Skies; Howardian Undulations; Ballad Of Lilla Howe; The Blakey Lions; George And Monty; Breathing Space; Fat Betty; Purple is The Colour; Vigilamus; The View From Room 12; Ain Howe Farewell.

Ben Crosland Quintet: North York Skies

by Neil Duggan
August 7, 2026

Bassist Ben Crosland's compositions are invariably rooted in strong melodies, but they are equally shaped by a sense of place. North York Skies is a heartfelt tribute to the North York Moors, celebrating the beauty, history, folklore and mythology of the upland national park in the English county of North Yorkshire. As Crosland explains, “The twelve compositions are ...

Ben Crosland Quintet: The Ray Davies Songbook

by Roger Farbey
June 2, 2016

Given the number of hit songs Ray Davies has written over his years fronting The Kinks, it's astonishing that nothing like this CD has ever seen the light of a laser. There have been a myriad of Beatles tunes set to jazzy interpretations plus jazz covers of the music of other 1960s rock stars including Jimi ...