| Personnel: |
| Colin
Steele - Trumpet |
| Julian
Argüelles - Sax |
| Dave
Milligan - Piano |
| Brian
Shiels - Bass |
| John
Rae - Drums |
| Tracklisting:
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| 1.
Twilight Dreams |
09.48 |
| 2. Fanfare
For Cafe Graffiti |
03.21 |
| 3. So
Far, So Good |
06.19 |
| 4. The
Sidestep |
06.04 |
| 5. Slipped
Disc |
05.06 |
| 6. Nicky's
Song |
06.18 |
| 7. Black
Domino |
03.51 |
| 8. Cheeky
Wee Monkey |
05.04 |
| 9. It's
Nearly Time To Go |
05.21 |
| 10. When
In Rome |
05.09 |
| 11. A
Wee Prayer |
01.50 |
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| Colin Steele |
| 'Twilight Dreams' |
| Caber
024 |
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| Album
Notes : |
³A beautifully conceived and executed set by Scottish trumpeter
and composer Colin Steele. Mellow and melodic without being
in the least backward-looking, Steele¹s music has instant appeal.
He is a superb instrumentalist, but never succumbs to the temptation
to show off his technique. If pushed to find a comparison, I
would say that he reminds me slightly of the master of understatement,
the late Art Farmer, but Steele is definitely his own man. The
band consists of three top Scottish musicians, pianist Dave
Milligan, bassist Brian Shiels and drummer John Rae - plus a
southern interloper in the form of saxophonist Julian Argüelles.
Together they make a beautifully crisp ensemble sound.² The
Observer. |
| Artist
Information: |
Colin Steele took up the trumpet in 1980, turning professional
in 1987. He was a member of the John Rae Collective with Brian
Kellock, Phil Bancroft, Kevin MacKenzie and Kenny Ellis. He
also worked with the Tom Bancroft Orchestra, Tommy Smith, Tam
White and did three major tours with the pop group Hue and Cry.
In 1992 Colin attended the Guildhall School of Music attaining
a postgraduate diploma in jazz and studio music. Whilst in London
he worked with the Clark Tracey Quintet and lain Ballamy, in
venues such as the 606 club and the Jazz Café and recorded with
Ronny Jordan and Steve Williamson.
After travelling extensively in Europe, Colin returned to Edinburgh
in 1996. He continued to work with the aforementioned musicians
and also joined the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. He established
Midnight Blue at the legendary Café Graffiti, a weekly live
music club that ran for three years attracting between 200-500
people every week. Within that environment he explored several
different genres including soul jazz with the Midnight Blue
Band, latin jazz with Mas Que Nada and various funk groove based
bands using a variety of different musicians and singers from
the British jazz scene.
Colin Steele's first album 'Twilight Dreams' was released in
2002 on Caber Music and received universal acclaim (Guardian/Observer
Album of the Week, Guardian Top 5 Jazz CD's of 2002 etc). Immediately
establishing the characteristic uplifting and open feel of Steele¹s
music, that is now very much his signature, and fully evident
on his follow up release, 'The Journey Home'.
With new Scottish acoustic bass star, Aidan O'Donnell upping
the the ante in the rhythm section, Milligan and Rae (who both
sound great here), and Steele and Julian Argüelles teaming up
again in the front line, this album shows real development in
Steele's individual skills and the bands overall cohesion in
a range of new material that goes further down the folk tinged
contemporary mainstream paths that they set out on in their
triumphant debut. |
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