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Product Identifiers
Producer
Donal Fox
Record Label
CD Baby, Cdb
UPC
0884501039475
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5046048366
Product Key Features
Release Year
2008
Format
CD
Genre
Jazz
Artist
Donal Fox
Release Title
Donal Fox Quartet Live: the Scarlatti Jazz Suite P
Dimensions
Item Height
0.40 in
Item Weight
0.25 lb
Item Length
5.60 in
Item Width
4.90 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Number of Tracks
8
Tracks
Aria - Donal Fox, Scarlatti Jazz Suite - Donal Fox Fox Donal, Peace - Donal Fox Silver Horace, Variations on a Bach Fugue - Donal Fox Fox Donal, Libertango - Donal Fox Piazzolla Astor, Mr. Syms - Donal Fox Coltrane John, [Excerpt] - Donal Fox, Variations on Piazzolla's Oblivion - Donal Fox Fox Donal
Notes
'Confounding the Genre Police' --DownBeat The Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project commences with a short aria in G minor by Domenico Scarlatti, the famed baroque composer of over 550 sonatas for harpsichord. Pianist Donal Fox evinces an elegant pianissimo touch, setting the stage for the title composition, which refracts another Scarlatti theme into a 3/4 romp, with repeating motifs that build tension. Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and bassist John Lockwood accentuate the pulse, joined by vibraphonist Warren Wolf, who lends rhythmic assent and an occasional contrapuntal response. One of the most brilliant aspects of this original Fox composition is the manner in which the bass and drums mutate rhythmic emphasis, without the usual walking/ride cymbal approach while maintaining a swing feel that takes flight into fast baroque passages played in unison by Fox and Wolf. Midway through, Fox changes the melodic theme and the rhythmic intensity approaches the feel of funk and even rock, without veering into hysteria. Recorded live at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, this outing is one of the most successful classical/jazz unions in recent memory. The Modern Jazz Quartet paved the way for Fox's approach, to be sure, yet his method is sui generis. On Horace Silver's classic ballad "Peace," Fox' subtle flourishes evoke the classical technique underpinning his prowess yet maintain the mood of the original. His interplay with Wolf, each echoing the swift runs of the other, morphs into a swinging section that incorporates a very brief classical theme before going back home to the melody. "Variations On A Bach Fugue," featuring Lockwood's masterful bass, becomes a meditation on the blues replete with Don Pullen-esque elaborations and McCoy Tyner-like percussive comping. "Libertango" and "Oblivion," by Tango innovator Astor Piazzolla, are compositions perfectly suited for interpretation by Fox. Both take disparate musical forms and integrate them to create fine art. John Coltrane's minor blues "Mr. Syms" is another highlight, as is Robert Schumann's "Davidsbundler," played with a tender, dreamy quality that leaves the audience breathless. Your breath will be taken away also, as the ingenious artistry of Donal Fox improvises on several hundred years of musical tradition with aplomb and veracity. -- By Greg Thomas AllAboutJazz.com DONAL FOX is internationally acclaimed as composer, pianist, and improviser in both the jazz and classical fields. He was recently awarded the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award in Music. The prize is awarded to composers of 'exceptional accomplishment' and 'outstanding artistic achievement.' On stage at Ozawa Concert Hall to a sold out audience in Tanglewood, Mr. Fox demonstrated his extraordinary talent in a project he calls 'The Scarlatti Jazz Suite,' which had it's New York premiere at the Blue Note in 2007 and was featured on American Public Radio's Weekend America. JazzTimes noted, 'This intriguing blend, in which a brief classical theme triggers spirited invention, swings mightily.' Fox's reinventions and mashups of classical melodies and themes (also heard in his program 'Mashups in Blue,' featuring music inspired by J. S. Bach, Curtis Mayfield, Robert Schumann, James Brown, Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane and his acclaimed 'Monk and Bach Project' that was premiered at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2005) have led critics like Gary Giddins to say, 'Donal Fox is a remarkable pianist who has positioned himself on the cutting edge of jazz by incorporating classical techniques and melodies. The pinnacle of his achievement is found in his blending of Monk and Bach, in his vivid reimaginings of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and in such dazzling original works as 'Scarlatti Jazz Suite' and 'Italian Concerto Blues.’ Donal is one of a small handful of musicians who embody the promise of jazz's future.' Mr. Fox was the first African American composer-in-residence with the St. Louis Symphony and a s
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