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| Personnel: |
| Colin
Steele - Trumpet |
| Julian
Argüelles - Sax |
| Dave
Milligan - Piano |
| Aidan
O¹Donnell - Double Bass |
| John
Rae - Drums |
| Tracklisting:
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| 1. The
London Heist |
06.36 |
| 2. Lament
For Miles |
06.38 |
| 3. Reel
Deal |
05.52 |
| 4. The
Journey Home |
11.29 |
| 5. Superdan
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06.55 |
| 6. Bacharach
On Loch Winnoch |
07.06 |
| 7. Fishing
For Pearls: Intro |
03.22 |
| 8. Fishing
For Pearls: Theme |
03.46 |
| 9. Variation
On A Dream |
07.01 |
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| Colin
Steele |
| 'The
Journey Home' |
| Caber
029 |
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| Album
Notes : |
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"a major new group" The Herald
This
second Colin Steele CD is following hard on the heels of his
criticially acclaimed first release, by causing nothing less
than critical breathlessness in certain quarters. For fans
of the first album (and anyone else who likes melodic and
atmospheric music stamped by a fantastic sound and quality
of musicianship) this is a must-buy as the band are bolstered
by new Scottish bass sensation Aidan O'Donnell, and boldly
strike deeper into the uplifting and optimistic, harmonically
simple and deeply moving folk-jazz territory they claimed
as their own in Twilight Dreams. Newly adopted Scot Julian
Argüelles shines again on saxophones as does emerging
piano star Dave Milligan, but it is totally identifiable Steele
signature as composer, and his equally arresting trumpet sound
and beautifully measured soloing that gives this CD its centre
of gravity.
CD of
the Week - The Observer
CD of the Week - The Guardian
'a mix of poignancy and optimism which I found profoundly....soulful.
Miss at your own risk' Richard Cook, Jazz Review
'this
is effusive, vital, lovely jazz' Jazz UK
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| 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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