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Bill McBirnie: Mercy
by Jerry D'Souza
Bill McBirnie weaves a magic spell as he embarks on a musical journey that stops at 12 vantage points. McBirnie has established an enviable reputation as a flautist, with a particular emphasis on Latin jazz. Here, he goes way beyond that calling as he plays bebop, swing, Dixieland, bossa nova, and rock 'n' roll by way ...
Bill McBirnie: Mercy
by Raul d'Gama Rose
By its very nature and high and lonesome sound, the flute is a solitary instrument. Although played from ancient times, the modern flute as a solo voice has been rather seldom heard compared to other woodwind--especially reed--instruments. But non-existent it is certainly not. First Frank Wess' then Herbie Mann's and Hubert Laws' work certainly comes to ...
Bill McBirnie: Mercy
by Hrayr Attarian
Flutist led jazz records are quite infrequent, which makes one of quality all the more a find. Toronto-based Bill McBirnie's Mercy is mostly comprised of standards from a variety of jazz styles. The only original composition is the title track, by pianist Robi Botos. The diversity in styles, from trad jazz to Latin, does not affect ...
Bill McBirnie - Mercy (Featuring Robi Botos) - Tracking Info and Critiques
Below is some recent tracking information as well as some further critical reaction to Bill McBirnie's new acoustic jazz flute release, Mercy (featuring Robi Botos). TRACKING INFORMATION: Mercy has been achieving some active rotation and is filtering upwards in various spin-cycles, per the following: (1) - Mercy has reached the “Top 40 New Releases" at the ...
Take Five With Bill McBirnie
by AAJ Staff
Meet Bill McBirnie:Bill McBirnie is a jazz and Latin flute specialist and has studied with renowned American flutist, Samuel Baron, distinguished Canadian flutist and composer, Robert Aitken, and Cuban charanga legend, Richard Egues. He is recognized as a consummate technician and an accomplished improviser -notably in the bebop, swing and Latin idioms -as demonstrated by his ...
Bill McBirnie - New CD Release - Mercy
THE BILL MCBIRNIE DUO/QUARTET (FEATURING ROBI BOTOS) - MERCY Following up on his two previously acclaimed acoustic projects (Nature Boy with Mark Eisenman and Paco Paco with Bernie Senensky) extreme flutist, Bill McBirnie, has come out swinging and scintillating once again with yet another exceptional acoustic flute release, Mercy. On Mercy, Bill joins forces with Romani ...
A Small Town "Point of Interest" (...Oh, and Some Gigs!...)
Bill McBirnie forthcoming Gigs; one with Ruben Diaz (young flamenco master's CD release), a couple with Louis Simao (a genuine local treasure) and one with Jazz Vespers (an out-of-town call) where I look forward to the perfect playing context for “What A Friend We Have In Jesus" (from Nature Boy) and “Stand Up For Jesus" (from ...
Flutist, Bill McBirnie, with James Brown!
The subject line may appear to be incredible. Nonetheless, Bill has uploaded an interesting video on YouTube playing with a classic James Brown track, “Give It Up or Turnit a Loose". Of course, those of you familiar with Bill's flute work will recognize that he also likes to swing. So, in addition, he has uploaded a ...
Paco Paco
Label: Extreme Flute
Released: 2005
Track listing: Like Sonny; Hackensack; Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus; Doxy; Bright Mississippi; My Song;
Paco Paco; East of the Sun; This I Dig of You; Hackensack (reprise); The Great City; O
Grande Amor.
The Bill McBirnie Duo/Quartet: Paco Paco
by Jerry D'Souza
Include Bill McBirnie as an integral player in Canadian jazz. The Toronto-based flautist has marked his credentials through recordings of his own, in addition to appearances on albums by Junior Mance, Memo Acavedo, and Irakere; jam sessions at the Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo; and appearances with Herbie Mann, Dizzy Gillespie, and Art Blakey. Listening to ...
