GA Russell

While we have time, let's take a quick look at the Week 7 games. Calgary 41....Toronto 24 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2396/calgary-stampeders-vs-toronto-argonauts/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/03/ricky-ray-hit-hard-leaves-game/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/03/marc-trestman-ricky-ray-argos-qb-shoulder-injury/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/03/bo-levi-mitchell-roy-finch-lead-stampeders-convincing-victory-argos/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/04/bo-levi-flip-bird-beating-toronto/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/04/argos-bracing-for-possible-time-without-ricky-ray/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/04/argos-ricky-ray-to-miss-four-to-six-weeks/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/03/canadian-receiver-lemar-durant-knee-bends-looks-painful/#comments ***** Winnipeg 33....Ottawa 30 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2397/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/04/justin-medlocks-last-second-kick-lifts-bombers-redblacks/#comments http://www.3downnation.com/2017/08/04/bombers-complete-second-consecutive-comeback-win-14-thoughts/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/06/henry-burris-theory-redblacks-struggles-includes-henry-burris/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/05/new-week-story-13-others-thoughts-redblacks-loss/#comments ***** Edmonton 33....Hamilton 28 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2398/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-edmonton-eskimos/ http://www.3downnation.com/2017/08/03/time-running-ticats-save-season/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/04/eskimos-high-pressure-defence-powering-undefeated-start/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/04/eskimos-face-injury-tsunami-prepare-winless-ticats/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/04/eskimos-vidal-hazelton-puts-tourist-hit-don-unamba/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/05/eskimos-withstand-late-surge-from-ticats-improve-to-6-0/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/05/video-ticats-austin-lawrence-collaros-loss-esks/#comments ***** BC 30....Sask 15 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2399/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-bc-lions/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/05/chris-williams-to-make-long-awaited-debut-as-lions-host-riders/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/05/ridiculousness-bryan-burnham/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/05/lions-make-it-look-easy-in-win-over-riders/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/05/lions-make-it-look-easy-in-win-over-riders/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/06/riders-give-fans-hope-crush/#comments

Maybe one day I will catch up with the results of Weeks 7 and 8, but for now let's look at this past weekend's games. Week 9 results Winnipeg 33....previously unbeaten Edmonton 26 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2404/edmonton-eskimos-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/17/bombers-hand-eskimos-first-loss-season/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/18/bombers-earn-biggest-win-history-igf-11-thoughts/#comments ***** Ottawa 37....winless Hamilton 18 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2405/ottawa-redblacks-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/18/banks-drop-key-moment-ticats-loss-redblacks/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/18/video-ticats-kent-austin-qb-zach-collaros-loss-redblacks/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/19/brett-mahers-foot-carries-redblacks-win-ticats-hamilton-still-winless/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/19/milton-ugly-right-now-season-ticats/#comments http://www.3downnation.com/2017/08/19/13-thoughts-redblacks-getting-much-needed-win/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/19/learned-hamiltons-crushing-defeat-hands-redblacks/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/22/terrible-ticats-historical-precedence/#comments ***** Calgary 21....BC 17 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2406/calgary-stampeders-vs-bc-lions/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/19/stampeders-grind-out-victory-over-lions/#comments ***** Toronto 38....Montreal 6 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2407/montreal-alouettes-vs-toronto-argonauts/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/19/ricky-ray-argos-dismantle-alouettes/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/20/argos-pass-mid-term-exam-flying-colurs/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/20/five-observations-alouettes-ugly-loss-argos/#comments

My email from ECM is the same text as Roger's post, and adds the following line: "John died peacefully at Hudson Valley Hospital outside of Peekskill, NY, in the presence of his family." My introduction to his work was on the first Dreams album in 1971. That was also my introduction to Michael Brecker and Billy Cobham.

RIP. This comes as a great surprise to me. If ECM issues a press release, I'll post it here.

Thanks! Felser, I thought you would jump in soon! By the way, I have two the group made on MCA, and like them both quite a bit. Do you have those as well?

current Power Rankings http://3downnation.com/2017/08/21/3down-power-rankings-new-no-1/#comments http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-1.4256642 http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-stay-at-no-1-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.835989 http://www.tsn.ca/stampeders-stay-at-no-1-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.835989 https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/22/nissan-titan-power-rankings-new-no-1-town/ ***** more on the John Chick trade http://3downnation.com/2017/08/21/qa-ticats-gm-eric-tillman-trading-john-chick/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/21/qa-eskimos-gm-brock-sunderland-on-acquiring-dl-john-chick/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/21/ferguson-john-chick-trade-means-ticats-esks/ ***** Nik Lewis has moved into the #2 spot for career catches. http://3downnation.com/2017/08/21/nik-lewis-closing-time-cfl-receptions-record/#comments https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/19/nik-lewis-passes-ben-cahoon-now-second-time-receptions/

BS&T - New Blood/No Sweat/More Than Ever - $10.48 + $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sweat-Tears-More-Than/dp/B009DTI36M I remember seeing these three albums in the stores, but I never heard them. Does anyone have an opinion?

Happy Birthday 2017 Tom!

RIP Valerie.

August 21 1961 - Patsy Cline records Crazy. 1961 - Tamla releases The Marvellettes' Please Mister Postman, Motown's first #1 hit. 2005 - Robert Moog dies. 2008 - Buddy Harman dies. ***** Born... 1904 - Count Basie 1938 - Kenny Rogers 1939 - James Burton (I saw him back Elvis in 1973 in Las Vegas.) 1941 - Jackie DeShannon 1947 - Carl Giammarese 1952 - Joe Strummer

The Ticats have traded John Chick to the Eskimos. https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/20/eskimos-land-john-chick-in-trade-with-ticats/ http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/tiger-cats-trade-star-de-john-chick-eskimos/ http://3downnation.com/2017/08/20/ticats-trade-john-chick-eskimos/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/20/ticats-traded-john-chick-eskimos/#comments http://www.tsn.ca/eskimos-acquire-all-star-de-chick-from-ticats-1.834547 ***** Jim, here's a video about the food at the Riders' new ballpark. https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/20/best-food-in-the-cfl-mosaic-taste-test/ ***** Here are the current standings. As you can see, the fourth place team in the West has a better record than the first place team in the East. https://www.cfl.ca/standings/

August 20 1969 - The Beatles record together at Abbey Road studios for the last time ***** Born 1924 - Jim Reeves 1934 - Sneaky Pete Kleinow 1942 - Isaac Hayes 1948 - Robert Plant

David Virelles piano, marímbula, vocals | Román Díaz lead vocals and percussion (bonkó enchemiyá, ekón, nkomos, erikundi, itones, nkaniká, marímbula, claves, mayohuacán, pilón, carapacho de jicotea, coconut shells) | Allison Loggins-Hull piccolo, flute; Rane Moore: clarinet, bass clarinet | Adam Cruz: steel pan, claves; Alex Lipowski: orchestral bass drum, temple blocks, bongos, gong | Matthew Gold marimba, glockenspiel | Mauricio Herrera ekón, nkomos, erikundi, claves | Thomas Morgan double bass | Yunior Lopez viola | Christine Chen violoncello | Samuel DeCaprio violoncello | Melvis Santa, Mauricio Herrera vocals “…Authoritatively rendering and coalescing popular and folkloric Pan-American styles, classical music and jazz is the holy grail of artistic aspiration,” raved Ted Panken in a 2015 Jazziz reference to David Virelles. In this vivid and exciting project, the Santiago-raised and New York-based pianist-composer David Virelles looks towards one melting pot from the vantage point of another. A far-reaching work with deep cultural roots, Gnosis speaks of transculturation and traditions, and of the complex tapestry of Cuba’s music – the sacred, the secular, and the ritualistic – but the work’s shapes and forms could only have been created by a gifted contemporary player thoroughly versed in the art of the improvisers. Strings, woodwinds and percussion all have their roles to play in Gnosis, viewed by Virelles as “several families functioning within one unit: this dynamic symbolizes multicultural interaction.” Virelles’ responsive piano and the vocals and percussion of Román Díaz, a profound figure in the transmission of Afro-Cuban musical history, are at the center of the action. Gnosis was recorded at New York’s Avatar Studios in May 2016 and produced by Manfred Eicher. © 2017 ECM | ECM Records USA | 1755 Broadway, 3rd floor | New York NY 10011

Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet Showcases Their Unique Fusion of Jazz & Afro-Peruvian Music on "Diablo en Brooklyn," Set for Sept 22 Release on Saponegro Records Recorded at Lima's Legendary IEMPSA Studios, The Band's 6th Release Includes Premiere of Alegría's 4-Part "Brooklyn Suite" CD Release Shows Kick Off with Two Nights at Roulette, Brooklyn (Oct. 21-22) With Special Guest Arturo O'Farrill + Peruvian Dance Company August 18, 2017 Gabriel Alegria has dedicated his life to introducing audiences to jazz-infused interpretations of traditional music from his Peruvian homeland, Afro-Peruvian arrangements of works from the Great American Songbook, and original compositions inspired by both styles. On Diablo en Brooklyn, the sixth recording by Alegría's Afro-Peruvian Sextet, the ensemble presents what is without a doubt their most fully realized and boldest album to date. It is also the first to be made entirely in Peru and, most notably, at Lima's legendary IEMPSA Studios-a landmark in the production and distribution of Afro-Peruvian music that was founded in 1942. The new CD will be released by Saponegro Records on September 22. Trumpeter, composer, bandleader, and educator Alegría has long committed himself to being the standard-bearer of Afro-Peruvian jazz in the U.S. and, over the past 12 years, has brought this music to American audiences through both recordings and concerts. Diablo en Brooklynwas loosely inspired by the Peruvian "Son de los Diablos" tradition going back to colonial days and featuring a parade of mock devils down the city streets of Lima. Alegría, who has lived in Coney Island for the last decade, got the idea to musically transport that tradition to his Brooklyn neighborhood after being exposed to the diverse sounds emanating from the "speakers on wheels" residents roll out to street corners every summer along with their barbecue pits. "You can't really hear anything but bass," he says. "But over the months, on my way to pick up my daughter from daycare, I would hear bass lines that I really liked." They show up integrated into the Peruvian panalivio and festejo grooves at the heart of his fourt-part "Brooklyn Suite." In an intriguing departure from standard sequencing, the four movements of the studio-recorded suite are interspersed among four live tracks: three originals featured on previous albums and a 12-minute version of "Summertime," the "hit single" from the band's 2008 debut recording Nuevo Mundo. That the musicians in the Afro-Peruvian Sextet have been playing together for years is evident from their finely-meshed performances and the facility with which the players blend traditional Peruvian rhythms and American jazz. Saxophonist Laura Andrea Leguía, master percussionist Freddy "Huevito" Lobatón, bassist Mario Cuba, drummer Hugo Alcázar, and acoustic guitarist Yuri Juárez tackle the challenges of the polyrhythmic grooves with an energy that is infectious. Alegría and company celebrated their decade together in 2015 by inviting a stellar cast of guest artists including Ron Carter, Arturo O'Farrill, and Yellowjacket Russell Ferrante to play on their last release, 10. Alegría explains that on Diablo en Brooklyn "we went back to the essence of the sextet. The six core members. This album represents what Afro-Peruvian jazz music and a bicultural ensemble can contribute to the world." Gabriel Alegria was born in Lima on June 11, 1970. His grandfather, Ciro Alegría, was a famous, politically involved novelist (Broad and Alien Is the World) who spent half his life in exile in Cuba and Chile because of his political views. Gabriel's father, Alonso Alegría, is a prominent playwright (Crossing Niagara) and theater director. Rebelling from the predominantly classical music tastes of his father, Gabriel got into rock and pop via albums by the likes of the Police and Genesis, but when it came time to choose an instrument for the school band, he picked the trumpet. It was in the band that he discovered jazz. Alegría attended high school in Ohio, where his father was a visiting professor at Kenyon College, and then studied at the National Conservatory in Lima. He returned to Ohio to attend Kenyon College, after which he moved to New York, earning an M.A. in jazz studies at City College under the tutelage of Ron Carter. He subsequently moved back to Peru to play with the Lima Philharmonic. During his five years with the orchestra, and in side gigs in jazz and rock bands, Gabriel started to develop his concept of Afro-Peruvian jazz. In 2005, while completing a PhD in jazz studies at USC, he formed his sextet. Its first album, Nuevo Mundo(2008), recorded for his own label Saponegro ("black frog"), was produced by one of his mentors, trumpet great Bobby Shew. Moving back to New York he got a major boost from Arturo O'Farrill, who contacted him about writing for his Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. The Afro-Peruvian Sextet recorded its second album, Pucusana (2010), followed by the live Afro-Peruvian Jazz Secrets (2012), Ciudad de Los Reyes (2013), and then its tenth-anniversary disc 10 (2015). That year the band won Hot House magazine's "New York City Ensemble of the Year" award. The Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet is set to perform an ambitious CD release concert (10/21-22) at Roulette in Brooklyn with special guest Arturo O'Farrill and, direct from Lima, dancers Graciela Bramon, Javier Barrera, and Wendy Cotito, with choreography by Antonio Vilchez. The sextet + dancers will also perform two nights (10/25-26) at DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. Sextet only appears Fri. 10/27, Merriman's Playhouse, South Bend, IN; Sat. 10/28 at the Bop Stop, Cleveland; and Sun. 10/29 at Erie (PA) Art Museum. Web Site: afroperuviansextet.com

Take a look at this. It appears to me that Speedy Banks is a victim of mis-identification. https://www.bing.com/search?q=Brandon+Banks+Vanderbilt&filters=tnTID%3a"D47C13D9-4A4C-4d73-82AE-B12DCCC7FB82"+tnVersion%3a"2084824"+segment%3a"popularnow.carousel"+tnCol%3a"12"+tnOrder%3a"e83163a4-0919-4858-b7bd-4df679bc3b47"&FORM=BSPN01&crslsl=1956&efirst=13 A Vanderbilt player named Brandon Banks has been convicted of rape and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Bing is identifying him as our Brandon Banks. I sent an email to the Ticats to let them know.

Happy Birthday 2017 Laurie!

Mike Oldfield OAS - $14.99 prime https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M0K3WZ8/ Unlike the OASs and OACs of the other artists I'm familiar with, this set does not include any of what I believe were Oldfield's three most popular albums: Tubular Bells, Ommadawn or Hergest Ridge.

August 17 1959 - Kind of Blue released

Week 9 picks http://www.rodpedersen.com/2017/08/week-9-cfl-picks-2017.html https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/16/cfl-ca-writers-make-week-9-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/16/weekly-predictor-reluctance-week-9/ ***** Week 9 game notes https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/16/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-9-2/ ***** Week 9 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/16/checking-jennings-remains-guy-bc/ ***** Naaman Roosevelt highlights https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/16/naaman-roosevelt-highlights-so-far/

The powerball is up to $510 million.

You will recall that the idea of the coach's challenge was to have the opportunity to overturn obviously bad calls. This year the coaches got into the habit of challenging close pass interference calls. The challenges were bogging down the games and were not being upheld. So two weeks ago Randy Ambrosie changed the rule. Now each coach gets one challenge per game. In the two weeks prior to the rule change there were a total of 28 challenges. In the two weeks since there have been only 7. http://3downnation.com/2017/07/29/cfl-commissioner-says-hes-open-changing-replay-mid-season/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/cfl-makes-change-coaches-challenge-video-review/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/cfl-makes-change-coaches-challenge-video-review/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/davis-great-decision-ambrosie-reduce-coaches-challenges/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/ambrosie-wants-players-not-replay-to-decide-games/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/reduced-challenge-fishing-endorsed-lions-coach/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/03/brawls-ambrosie-changes-replay-bo-knows-injuries/#comments ***** Looking for the Ticats' first win, Kent Austin brought in June Jones to be the assistant head coach, and to improve the offense. He then let Jeff Reinbold go as defensive coordinator, and replaced him with Phillip Lolley. http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/ticats-hire-nfl-ncaa-veteran-june-jones-assistant-head-coach/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/video-ticats-kent-austin-hiring-june-jones/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/02/june-jones-help-ticats-not-take-austins-job/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/07/jeff-reinebold-ticats-dc-future-club-unclear/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/08/former-ticats-dc-jeff-reinebold-says-hes-headed-home/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/08/ticats-make-lollley-dc-official-notes-practice/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/08/video-head-coach-kent-austin-june-jones-new-dc-phillip-lolley/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/09/ticats-changes-riders-ridin-low-johnny-manziel-tv-ratings/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/10/jeff-reinebold-unlikely-stay-ticats-slams-disloyality/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/14/former-ticats-dc-jeff-reinebold-comes-kent-austins-defence/#comments ***** Speaking of the Ticats, they had a huge brawl at practice one day. http://3downnation.com/2017/08/01/ticats-big-scrap-practice/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/01/video-ticats-coach-kent-austin-practice-fight/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/08/01/fight-ticats-practice-means/#comments ***** Santino Filoso reviews the new new Canadian football video game. http://3downnation.com/2017/07/27/review-new-canadian-football-video-game-potential-plenty-shortcomings/#comments ***** Ottawa analysis after six games http://3downnation.com/2017/07/28/nine-things-weve-learned-redblacks-six-games/#comments ***** The Eskimos have brought back Cuachy Muamba. http://3downnation.com/2017/07/30/eskimos-bring-back-canadian-db-cauchy-muamba/#comments ***** The Argos released Matt Black. http://3downnation.com/2017/08/01/argonauts-release-veteran-canadian-matt-black/#comments ***** The Redblacks signed Quincy McDuffie. http://3downnation.com/2017/08/01/redblacks-sign-former-bombers-receiverreturner-quincy-mcduffie/#comments ***** There is a Chris Jones impersonator who is supposed to be good. What do you think? http://3downnation.com/2017/07/03/chris-jones-impersonator-absolutely-nails/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/08/chris-jones-impersonator-predicts-kg-interception-riders-win/#comments http://3downnation.com/2017/07/09/chris-jones-impersonator-win-going-get-lit/#comments

Avishai Cohen trumpet | Gadi Lehavi piano Barak Mori bass | Marcus Gilmore drums ON TOUR September 7 - Boston, MA (Scullers) September 8 - Chicago, IL (Constellation) September 10 - Half Moon Bay, CA (Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society) September 11 - Santa Cruz, CA (Kuumbwa Jazz Center) September 12 & 13 - Denver, CO (Dazzle) September 15 & 16 - Los Angeles, CA (Blue Whale) September 18 - Palo Alto, CA (Oshman Family Jewish Community Center) September 19 - Portland, OR (The Jack London) September 20 - New York, NY (le Poisson Rouge) "A quietly ravishing album" – Nate Chinen, New York Times © 2017 ECM | ECM Records USA | 1755 Broadway, 3rd floor | New York NY 10011

Chicago Tribune, Album of the week “Still composing at 91, György Kurtág is the last living link to the generation of great postwar European modernists led by Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, György Ligeti, Luciano Berio and Luigi Nono. This important new release, gathering his entire output of music for instrumental ensembles and chorus on a three-disc set, goes far toward according the sorely neglected Hungarian master his due place in that pantheon…. Highly recommended to adventuresome ears.” – John von Rhein San Francisco Chronicle “…to listen to the chamber works packed into this gorgeous three-disc set — an array of instrumental, vocal and choral music all crafted with unerring sensitivity by conductor Reinbert de Leeuw — is to marvel anew at Kurtág’s versatility and range. The solo vocal music boasts its familiar spiky allure, as Kurtág spins improbably sparkling filigree out of the leaps and angular lines of traditional modernism.” - Joshua Kosman Seqenza 21 “The variance of dynamics is just one part of the multi-layered structures found in this music. From fragments of instrumental sound and disordered declamation to walls of choral sound and altissimo register vocal climaxes, Kurtág’s work encompasses a wide range of expression. In terms of desire, grief, fear, exhaustion, resiliency, and pain, there seems to be not a shade of emotion missing: his music is a complete catalog of the modernist project. Conductor Reinbert de Leeuw elicits each of these emotions and musical demeanors in turn with the surest of hands, drawing consummately detailed performances from the assembled forces. If you make it your business to get one recording of music by Kurtág, this is it.” – Christian Carey Gramophone, Editor’s Choice “On this set György Kurtág’s unmatched and exacting qualities as a composer make themselves felt in typically intuitive ways….. A proper treasure trove.” - Andrew Mellor BBC Music Magazine ★★★★★ “This ECM project has a special feeling of authenticity about it… The interpretations are of a consistently elevated standard…. Riveting…. Mesmerizing….grippingly ethereal and eruptive….(the performers) create a formidable new set of reference points in the performance of György Kurtág’s music.” – Terry Blain BBC Radio 3 “An outstanding set of performances and recordings – a window into the musical mind of Hungarian composer György Kurtág. All these Kurtág chamber works receive performances of startling immediacy and intensity, just as Kurtág’s often fragmentary, brief-to-the-point-of-brusque canvases demand. The recordings have a depth and clarity that emphasise the special relationships between voices and groups of instruments which Kurtág is so careful to delineate in his scores. It’s a Kurtág treasure chest borne out of Reinbert de Leeuw’s love of the composer and his ensemble’s 20 years of dedication to his music, and that shines through in almost every bar. I can’t recommend this set highly enough. Compulsory obviously for any Kurtág enthusiast but, better than that, an ideal way for anyone curious but yet to be converted.” - Andrew McGregor The Guardian ★★★★★ “A magnificent and lucid guide to a great composer. György Kurtág, who turned 91 in February, is now the grand old man of European music, and perhaps the greatest living composer. This magnificent, Netherlands-sourced set brings together some of Kurtág’s greatest achievements and is performed with devotional precision and commitment.” - Andrew Clements Classical Music magazine ★★★★★, Editor's Choice “This compelling new set…makes an ideal introduction to the composer’s intricate, dazzling soundworld. For De Leeuw, this was clearly a labour of love and, working closely with the composer, he delivers razor-sharp performances that draw the listener inexorably in. This is an unmissable set.” - Guy Weatherall © 2017 ECM | ECM Records USA | 1755 Broadway, 3rd floor | New York NY 10011 New album – Tangents - releasing September 8th Marc Copland piano | Gary Peacock double bass | Joey Baron drums "…the connection between these three players [is] nothing short of pure magic…" – John Kelman, allaboutjazz.com (June 2017) Some of Gary Peacock’s finest music has been made in piano trios. Early in his musical life, Peacock established a fresh role for the bass as an independent melodic voice, a concept carried forward in the history-making groups he’s played with – from Paul Bley’s and Bill Evans’s trios to Keith Jarrett’s. As a bandleader he has also been influential: Tangents is the second release from the great bassist’s trio with Marc Copland and Joey Baron and draws on years of shared playing in diverse contexts. All three band members contribute compositions, Peacock’s including “December Greenwings”, revisiting a piece Gary introduced on his ECM recordingDecember Poems. Repertoire includes five tunes from Peacock, two from Baron, one from Copland, and an outstanding group improvisation, “Empty Forest”. The trio also plays Miles Davis’s “Blue In Green” and, perhaps surprisingly, Alex North’s theme for the film Spartacus, which also proves a fine vehicle for improvising. Tangents was recorded in Lugano in May 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher. © 2017 ECM | ECM Records USA | 1755 Broadway, 3rd floor | New York NY 10011 ECM David Virelles Gnosis with Román Díaz and the Nosotros Ensemble David Virelles: piano, marímbula Román Díaz:lead vocals and percussion (bonkó enchemiyá, ekón, nkomos, erikundi, itones, nkaniká, marímbula, claves, mayohuacán, pilón, carapacho de jicotea, coconut shells) Allison Loggins-Hull: piccolo, flute Rane Moore: clarinet, bass clarinet Adam Cruz: percussion (steel pan, claves) Alex Lipowski: percussion (orchestral bass drum, temple blocks, bongos, gong); Matthew Gold: percussion (marimba, glockenspiel) Mauricio Herrera: percussion (ekón, nkomos, erikundi, claves) Thomas Morgan: double bass Yunior Lopez: viola Christine Chen: violoncello Samuel DeCaprio: violoncello Melvis Santa, David Virelles and Mauricio Herrera: background vocals U.S. Release date: September 15, 2017 ECM 2526 B0027188-02 UPC: 6025 576 5115 7 “Virelles looks set to make big differences in contemporary music for years to come.” -The Guardian In Gnosis, the Santiago-raised and New York-based pianist-composer David Virelles looks towards one melting pot from the vantage point of another. At one level an autobiographical album, a sequence of images conveyed through sound, Gnosis is a far-reaching work with deep roots. Transculturation and traditions are among the subjects under consideration, and the complex tapestry of Cuba’s music: the sacred, the secular, and the ritualistic. It’s an exciting, vivid and multi-faceted project of rapidly changing temperament, in which pulsating ensemble music and pristine, meditative solo piano both have their places. And it is enveloped in a feeling of mystery and magic that has made each of Virelles’s albums special. “Gnosis speaks about the intersection of cultures”, Virelles says, “and of the continuing impact of that process in our present. The word ‘gnosis’ in this context refers to an ancient collective reservoir of knowledge.” In Gnosis, strings, woodwinds and percussion are assigned specific responsibilities, representing “several families functioning within one unit: this dynamic symbolizes multicultural interaction.” Inside the ensemble pieces, Virelles’ responsive piano and the vocals and percussion of poet/drummer Román Díaz, a profound figure in the transmission of Afro-Cuban musical history, are often at the centrer of the action, carrying the story further. Drawing upon Cuban sources of many kinds, Virelles cites the influence of the early 20thcentury composers Amadeo Roldán and Alejandro Garcia Caturia, who pioneered the inclusion of the Afro-Cuban percussion arsenal in their orchestral settings: “Their legacy guided me through the creation of this piece.” A variety of percussion instruments have important roles to play. “Of particular interest are the marímbula and the biankoméko ensemble. The marímbula, a wooden box with metal keys, is used traditionally in changüí music. It was also used in son music, before the bass replaced it.” The biankoméko, the sacred percussion ensemble of the Abakuá fraternity, already had a central function on Virelles’ first ECM leader date, Mbókò. Gnosis, too, draws from the musical vocabulary of the Abakuá, but for all its rich historical reference, it is a forward-looking piece, billed at its concert premiere (at Toronto’s Music Gallery in November 2015) as “futuristic Afro-Cuban chamber music.” The work’s shapes and forms could only have been created by a gifted modern player thoroughly versed in contemporary composition as well as the art of the improvisers. As the New York Times has observed, Virelles “has a sure touch and multiple musical vocabularies, of which he seems determined to create a synthesis that isn’t schematic or obvious.” Most of Gnosis was written in New York, where Virelles is now recognized as one of the most consistently creative players on the improvising scene. In the words of the Wall Street Journal, he has “fully absorbed the environments of two islands, Cuba and Manhattan, and now exerts influence through subtle innovations.” In addition to his own groups he is currently playing with Chris Potter and with Tomasz Stanko, as documented on several ECM recordings (refer to Potter’s The Dreamer Is The Dream and The Sirens and Stanko’s December Avenue andWisława). He has also maintained close connections with musicians associated with the AACM, including Muhal Richard Abrams and Henry Threadgill, with whom he studied composition. Threadgill, who appeared on Virelles’ Antenna EP, is also the arranger of “Dos”, one of the solo piano pieces here. Another important ongoing association is with Ravi Coltrane. Virelles has played with the saxophonist’s quartet, and latterly given duo concerts with him; a Coltrane/Virelles performance at the 2017 New York Winter Jazzfest was hailed as a highlight of the event. *** David Virelles was born into a musical family in Santiago de Cuba, his mother a classical flautist, and his father a singer/songwriter. He moved to Canada in 2001 and to New York City in 2009. The pianist’s album Continuum (Pi Recordings) was his initial exploration in the modernist refraction of Afro-Cuban ritual sounds and his first recorded collaboration with Román Díaz. Subsequent ECM leader-dates Mbókò and Antenna have received the highest critical praise, the latter garnering a 5-star review in DownBeat and an Editor’s Pick recommendation in JazzTimes, where Mike Shanley opined that “ECM couldn’t have picked more radical and freewheeling music for its return to releasing new projects on vinyl.” Gnosis, too, is issued in an audiophile vinyl edition, as well as compact disc and digital download formats. Gnosis was recorded at New York’s Avatar Studios in May 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

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