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Daniel Barry: Walk All Ways
ByThe instrumentation will lend some idea as to the sound: violin, cello, woodwinds (bass clarinet, clarinet, flute), accordion, bass, drums, and congas, along with Barry's cornet and melodica, plus a bunch of percussion. The music this globally borderless chamber-like group makes can sound old world, folk song European one momentwith its sweet, expansive accordion washes dancing with the more succinct violin notes on "Nini's Dream"or darkly South American the next, on "La Folia Lando," that opens with a despondent bass clarinet cry in front of an accordion drone, later joined by the rich cello tone and the low resonance, knock-on-the door sound of the Peruvian cajon behind Barry's tangy-yet melancholic cornet rumination.
"Mighty Urubamba" opens the set, with congas punctuating a fluid chamber sound, Barry out front on his horn. "Pharoah's Gathering" shakes to life with a glittering jangle of percussion behind accordion and flute, and brings the exuberant, highly dance-able Zulu jive sound to mind, while "Junebug" explores a more serious landscape, with a dark woodwind sound swirling around the cello and violin that gives way to the accordion underlain by a booming percussion.
Walk All Ways veers a long way from the mainstream vision of the Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra approach, but it's sensuous rhythms and vivacious mix of world/classical/jazz sounds makes it a gorgeously unique listening experience.
Track Listing
Mighty Urubamba; Prayer; Pastorale Zipole; Nini's Dream; La Folia Lando; Fuga Bembe; Still Life; Walk All Ways; Somewhere Far Away; Junebug; Nandini; Pharoah's Gathering.
Personnel
Daniel Barry
composer / conductorDaniel Barry: cormet, melodica, misc. percussion; James DeJoie: bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone; Alicia Allen: violin; Ruth Marshall: cello; Steve Rice accordion; Chris Symer: bass; Scott Ketron: drums, congas; Susan Pascal: vibrphone (9), marimba (12); Ernesto Pedianco: congas (1); Will Dowd: cajon: (5).
Album information
Title: Walk All Ways | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: OA2 Records
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