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American Excursions

Modern Melancholic Romantic Dramatic Nostalgic
$15.99

Details

Composer
Samuel Barber, Mary Ellen Childs, Gabriela Lena Frank, Fred Hersch, Dana Suesse, Karen Tanaka
Artist
Alexander Crosett
Format
CD
Label
Centaur Records
Released
May 02, 2025
Catalog #
CRC4063
UPC
044747406329

About

This repertoire spans almost eighty years of classical composers' excursions into blues, folk, hip-hop, jazz, musical theater, samba, tango, techno and other genres. Each piece goes beyond mere stylistic imitation, cultivating an authentic expressivity within a transcribed musical language rooted in the Americas. ___Alexander Crosett

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. — 03:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. —
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Karen Tanaka
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  2. 2 No. 2. — 03:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Karen Tanaka
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  3. 3 No. 3. — 03:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. —
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Karen Tanaka
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  4. 4 Now 03:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Now
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Mary Ellen Childs
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  5. 5 Barcarola Latinoamericana 05:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Barcarola Latinoamericana
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Gabriela Lena Frank
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  6. 6 I. Un poco allegro 03:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Un poco allegro
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  7. 7 II. In slow blues tempo 03:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. In slow blues tempo
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  8. 8 III. Allegretto 02:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  9. 9 IV. Allegro molto 02:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  10. 10 Serenade to a Skyscraper 04:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Serenade to a Skyscraper
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Dana Suesse
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  11. 11 Chorale 00:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    Chorale
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  12. 12 No. 1. Delicately 00:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. Delicately
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  13. 13 No. 2. Gracefully 00:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Gracefully
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  14. 14 No. 3. Flowing 01:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. Flowing
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  15. 15 No. 4. Intimately 00:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Intimately
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  16. 16 No. 5. Wavelike 00:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 5. Wavelike
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  17. 17 No. 6. Jubilant, with a Brazilian Rhythm 00:53
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 6. Jubilant, with a Brazilian Rhythm
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  18. 18 No. 7. Mysteriously 00:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 7. Mysteriously
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  19. 19 No. 8. Playfully 00:39
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 8. Playfully
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  20. 20 No. 9. Tango 01:09
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 9. Tango
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  21. 21 No. 10. Rippling 00:32
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 10. Rippling
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  22. 22 No. 11. Veiled and Dreamlike 01:26
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 11. Veiled and Dreamlike
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  23. 23 No. 12. Joyfully 01:32
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 12. Joyfully
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  24. 24 No. 13. Lyrically 00:58
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 13. Lyrically
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  25. 25 No. 14. Festively 01:07
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 14. Festively
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  26. 26 No. 15. Mechanically 00:26
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 15. Mechanically
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  27. 27 No. 16. Sweetly 01:11
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 16. Sweetly
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  28. 28 No. 17. Moving 01:09
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 17. Moving
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  29. 29 No. 18. Passionately 00:35
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 18. Passionately
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  30. 30 No. 19. Bittersweet 00:54
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 19. Bittersweet
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  31. 31 No. 20. Humorously 00:43
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 20. Humorously
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  32. 32 No. 21. Tenderly 01:50
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 21. Tenderly
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  33. 33 No. 22. Energetically 00:36
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 22. Energetically
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  34. 34 No. 23. Energetically (continued) 00:30
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 23. Energetically (continued)
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  35. 35 No. 24. Ecstatically 00:37
    Track
    35
    Title
    No. 24. Ecstatically
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett
  36. 36 Coda: Majestically, Deliberately Deliberately 01:44
    Track
    36
    Title
    Coda: Majestically, Deliberately Deliberately
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Fred Hersch
    Performer
    Alexander Crosett