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INTAKT RECORDS

RANDOM DANCES & ATONALITIES

$18.49

Details

Artist
BYRON, DON
Format
CD
Label
INTAKT RECORDS
Released
Oct 19, 2018
Catalog #
ITK309.2
UPC
7640120193096

About

Aruan Ortiz, who grew up in Santiago, Cuba, and has lived in the U. S. since 2002, is among the most creative pianists on jazz's landscape. As a boy he was performing Cuban popular music. His studies broadened to include jazz, first in Europe, and finally New York, where he now lives. In Don Byron, Ortiz has found an unparalleled clarinetist, whose classical training and exquisite technique anchor a career spanning an unusually broad range of music that nevertheless reflects a focused line of musical inquiry. Byron was born in The Bronx, into a musical family of Antiguan descent. Some of his work has involved highly refined repertory ensembles devoted to early jazz, gospel or klezmer music. Other works assert un-fettered new musical routes owing to no single style. "Random Dances and (A)tonalities" reveals the imaginative leaps of two free-thinking minds. In both, we feel an implied swing, gentle yet with conviction, and shared values of erudition and compassion. We sense a clearly documented moment between two masterly musicians.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Tete's Blues 06:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tete's Blues
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Aruán Ortiz
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  2. 2 Black and Tan Fantasy 05:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    Black and Tan Fantasy
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  3. 3 Musica callada, Vol. 1: V. ([M.M.] crochet = 54) (arr. for clarinet and piano) 06:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Musica callada, Vol. 1: V. ([M.M.] crochet = 54) (arr. for clarinet and piano)
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Federico Mompou
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  4. 4 Joe Btfsplk 05:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    Joe Btfsplk
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Don Byron
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  5. 5 Numbers 06:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    Numbers
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Aruán Ortiz
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  6. 6 Dolphy's Dance 04:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    Dolphy's Dance
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Geri Allen
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  7. 7 Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double (arr. D. Byron for clarinet and piano) 02:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double (arr. D. Byron for clarinet and piano)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  8. 8 Delphian Nuptials 04:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Delphian Nuptials
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Don Byron
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  9. 9 Arabesques of a Geometrical Rose 07:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    Arabesques of a Geometrical Rose
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Aruán Ortiz
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz
  10. 10 Impressions on a Golden Theme 05:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Impressions on a Golden Theme
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Aruán Ortiz
    Performer
    Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz