Name: Conversations With My Family [Digipak] *
Brand: Resonance
SKU: 809753
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Conversations With My Family [Digipak] *

By Garson Mike (Recorded By)

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Format

CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Release Date

8 April 2008

Based on Garson's longtime practice of creating music inspired by members of his family, 'Conversations' is both adventurous and accessible, animated by extended sections of improvisation involving Garson, bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Gary Novak, enhanced by guest appearances from upcoming Resonance artists that include flutist Lori Bell, violinist Chris Howes, guitarist Andreas Öberg, and trumpeter Claudio Roditi, and adorned with arrangements by Kuno Schmid.

Album: Conversations With My Family [Digipak] *
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Child Within	More Info...	0:08
2)	Interlude	More Info...
3)	Lullaby for Our Daughters	More Info...	0:05
4)	Interlude	More Info...
5)	The Mystery and the Awe	More Info...	0:04
6)	Blues for the Terrible Twos	More Info...	0:05
7)	Interlude	More Info...
8)	Longings	More Info...	0:06
9)	Interlude	More Info...
10)	Trials and Revelations	More Info...	0:04
11)	Interlude	More Info...

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Product Description

EAN

0724101899324

Writer

Garson Mike (Recorded By)

Country

USA

Studio/Live

Studio

Label

Resonance

Dimensions

12.6 x 14 x 1.2 centimetres (0.06 kg)

Performer Notes

Composer: Mike Garson.
Personnel: Mike Garson (piano); Andreas ™berg (guitar); Christian Howes (violin); Lori Bell (flute); Claudio Roditi (trumpet, flugelhorn); Dave Carpenter, Bob Magnusson (bass instrument); Gary Novak (drums, drum); Peter Erskine (drums); Kuno Schmid.
Arrangers: Kuno Schmid; Mike Garson.
There are some myopic individuals in the jazz world who dislike any music that isn't straight-ahead acoustic jazz; they dislike rock, funk, and hip-hop as much as they dislike country. But there are also skillful musicians who can play jazz quite well but also have strong non-jazz credentials, and pianist/keyboardist/composer Mike Garson is one of them. Garson is best known in the rock world for his long association with David Bowie -- an association that is highly appropriate given Bowie's chameleonic nature and Garson's impressive ability to adapt to a variety of musical settings. Conversations with My Family, which is one of Garson's jazz-oriented projects, finds the veteran pianist working with arranger Kuno Schmid as well as trumpeter Claudio Roditi, violinist Chris Howes, guitarist Andreas ™berg, flutist Lori Bell, and bassist Bob Magnusson. Schmid doesn't provide all of the arrangements, but he provides a lot of them -- and Schmid's thoughtful, classical-influenced arrangements sometimes suggest Gil Evans, while Garson's acoustic pianism draws on the influence of another Evans: pianist Bill Evans. Albums that have as much arranging as Conversations with My Family can -- depending on who the arrangers are -- bury the main soloist and deprive him/her of solo space. But neither Schmid's arrangements nor Garson's arrangements allow Garson's piano to become buried or obscured; Garson still has plenty of room to stretch out -- and Roditi (one of the finest jazz trumpeters to come out of Brazil) gets in a few noteworthy solos as well. Working with Schmid is definitely advantageous for Garson on this worthwhile post-bop disc.~ Alex Henderson

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (p.66) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Programmatically, it hangs together beautifully, with the connective tissue of many well-placed interludes, and works as a suite."