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The Eloquent Saxophone / Tanner, Widner
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The Eloquent Saxophone / Tanner, Widner

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Details

Composer
ARNDT DEBUSSY KOECHLIN
Artist
Tanner, Widner
Format
CD
Label
Navona
Released
May 11, 2018
Catalog #
NV6158
UPC
896931004589

About

Navona Records is proud to announce the re-release of David Tanner's 1988 album The Eloquent Saxophone. Tanner is no Stranger to Navona; his compositions and arrangements can be heard on two other Navona releases: Of Birds and Lemons (2012) and Dashing (2016). This was his first album, featuring him as a performer. It includes two unaccompanied pieces and two sax quartets recorded by multi-tracking, as well as a rich variety of works with accompaniment admirably rendered by pianist Marc Widner. The music ranges from Schumann to a stylized blues by Gene DiNovi. Tanner's musical language is enriched by classical training and a career encompassing rock'n'roll and jazz as well as symphony. Reviewer Denis Armstrong wrote in Music Magazine, "Not long into this recording, one begins to marvel at the sheer joy David Tanner's playing conveys... a dense and rich recording... at times elegant and elegiac, other times ribald and visceral. But the one constant is the joy and clarity of expression." The first track sets the tone: "Serenade comique" is a brief, frantic sax quartet composition that evokes Parisian traffic or perhaps a flock of birds. "La Blues," the other quartet selection, evokes the melancholy of New York in the depth of night. "It is a treat for the listener to hear this feat of multi-tracking done so well," said reviewer Joseph Viola in Saxophone Journal. Each track is in contrast to the one before it; each represents something different and interesting. To quote Music Magazine again, "The Eloquent Saxophone [is] a thoroughly eccentric, invigorating and generous treat."

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Petit quatuor: III. Sérénade comique (arr. for saxophone and piano) 02:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Petit quatuor: III. Sérénade comique (arr. for saxophone and piano)
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  2. 2 I. Lutte 02:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Lutte
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Alexander Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  3. 3 II. Mi temps 02:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Mi temps
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Alexander Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  4. 4 III. Course 01:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Course
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Alexander Tcherepnin
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  5. 5 LA Blues 05:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    LA Blues
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Gene DiNovi
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  6. 6 I. Farandoulo di Chatouno (Farandoulo des jeunes filles) 02:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Farandoulo di Chatouno (Farandoulo des jeunes filles)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Paule Maurice
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  7. 7 II. Cansoun per ma mio (Chanson pour ma Mie) 01:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Cansoun per ma mio (Chanson pour ma Mie)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Paule Maurice
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  8. 8 III. La Boumiano (La Bohemienne) 01:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. La Boumiano (La Bohemienne)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Paule Maurice
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  9. 9 IV. Dis Alyscamps l'amo souspire (Des Alyscamps l'Ame soupire) 04:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Dis Alyscamps l'amo souspire (Des Alyscamps l'Ame soupire)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Paule Maurice
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  10. 10 V. Lou Cabridan (Le Cabridan) 03:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Lou Cabridan (Le Cabridan)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Paule Maurice
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  11. 11 Syrinx (arr. for saxophone and piano) 02:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    Syrinx (arr. for saxophone and piano)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  12. 12 3 Romanzen, Op. 94: No. 1 in A Minor (arr. for saxophone and piano) 03:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    3 Romanzen, Op. 94: No. 1 in A Minor (arr. for saxophone and piano)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  13. 13 Caprice en forme de valse 05:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Caprice en forme de valse
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Paul Bonneau
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  14. 14 15 Etudes, Op. 188: No. 8. Pour les notes en staccato et le melange de legato et staccato 03:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    15 Etudes, Op. 188: No. 8. Pour les notes en staccato et le melange de legato et staccato
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Charles Koechlin
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  15. 15 Nola 02:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nola
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Felix Arndt
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  16. 16 I. Fast 02:02
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Fast
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Leslie Bassett
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  17. 17 II. Slow 02:25
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Slow
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Leslie Bassett
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  18. 18 III. Moderato 02:46
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Moderato
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Leslie Bassett
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner
  19. 19 IV. Fast 03:14
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Fast
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Leslie Bassett
    Performer
    David Tanner, Marc Widner