Alison Rayner Quintet Short Stories 2019 - Blow the Fuse Records: BTF1914CD / BTF1914V (LP) http://www.blowthefuse.com/albums/short-stories/ https://arqmusic1.bandcamp.com/album/short-stories http://www.alisonrayner.com/albums/short-stories/
* Alison Rayner : double bass * Buster Birch : drums, percussion * Deirdre Cartwright : guitar * Diane McLoughlin : tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone * Steve Lodder : piano
http://www.alisonrayner.com/ https://www.busterbirch.co.uk/ http://www.deirdrecartwright.com/ http://www.thecasimirconnection.com/ http://www.stevelodder.com/
Recorded by Chris Lewis in Livingston Studio 1, London, England, in 2019. Studio assistant Marcus Locock.
Reviews
By Dave Gelly https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/30/alison-rayner-quintet-short-stories-review-blow-the-fuse
I think I could spot a piece by Alison Rayner among a mixed bag of contemporary British jazz composer, not by any mannerisms of style, but because her whole approach is so brisk and clear. This is certainly true of the music played by her quintet. The band have been together for about five years now, a long time for the hectic London scene, and have developed their own recognisable personality. This is their third, and aptly titled, album.
The eight musical short stories – five by Rayner and one each by saxophonist Diane McLoughlin, guitarist Deirdre Cartwright and pianist Steve Lodder – all concern memories of people or places. A few brief lines in the album notes set the scene, and each sound-picture is brought deftly to life. Two I particularly admired were A Braw Boy, suggesting the open sea and big skies, featuring piano and soprano saxophone, and Croajingolong Bushwalk, with some neat percussion from Buster Birch. Alison Rayner is the band’s bassist, and for some reason bass-playing jazz composers (Charles Mingus and Charlie Haden, for instance) seem particularly good at conjuring scenes and atmospheres.
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By Chris May https://www.allaboutjazz.com/short-stories-alison-rayner-quintet-blow-the-fuse
By Sammy Stein https://somethingelsereviews.com/2019/11/08/arq-short-stories/
By Leonard Weinreich https://londonjazznews.com/2019/12/06/__trashed-3/ https://londonjazznews.com/2019/09/16/alison-rayner-and-arq-new-album-short-stories-kings-place-15-nov/
By Bruce Lindsay https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2019/12/06/alison-rayner-quintet-short-stories/
By Nick Lea https://www.jazzviews.net/arq---short-stories.html
By Lance https://lance-bebopspokenhere.blogspot.com/2019/10/cd-review-arq-short-stories.html
By Ian Mann https://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/alison-rayner-quintet-short-stories/ |
Alison Rayner Quintet - Short Stories (2019)
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01 - Croajingolong Bushwalk.flac (35.4 MB)
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02 - Here and Now.flac (41.8 MB)
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03 - There is a Crack in Everything.flac (23.2 MB)
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04 - Buster Breaks a Beat.flac (35.0 MB)
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05 - A Braw Boy.flac (29.5 MB)
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06 - Life Lived Wide.flac (39.3 MB)
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07 - Colloquy.flac (48.5 MB)
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08 - Seeing Around Corners.flac (37.8 MB)
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Blow the Fuse Records, BTF1914CD, BTF1914V.jpg (22.0 KB)
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Diane McLoughlin, Buster Birch, Alison Rayner, Steve Lodder & Deirdre Cartwright (photo © Jane C Reid).jpg (67.8 KB)
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box_1.jpg (125.9 KB)
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box_2.jpg (284.1 KB)
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box_3.jpg (270.6 KB)
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cover.jpg (227.2 KB)
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info.txt (51.1 KB)
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