Wells, Bill: The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells
Wells, Bill: The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells
Format: CD
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Artist: Wells, Bill
Label: Dead Bison
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5055869584999
Genre: Jazz
The latest chapter in the unfolding musical story of Bill Wells finds the Scottish jazz outsider's compositions played by a trio of tuba players with energetic contributions from young brass players from his adopted hometown of Glasgow. The results, The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells, are alternately ruminative, playful and profound, ranging from the cyclical opener Fanfare For Three Tubas to a mischievous interpretation of The Midges, a comic tribute to the entomological scourge of the Highlands by Scottish singer Kenneth McKellar, and the doleful Chorale 4K before the arresting finale of Stone Throw Dream Anthem. Throughout the variety of moods conjured by the musicians the listener is reminded of both the power and tenderness of brass instruments - their capacity to astound and reassure, to soothe and tickle. The trio in the title - Antony Hook, Danielle Price and Mark Reynolds - formed in 2018 to perform in the lee of the Glenfinnan Viaduct as part of the Loch Shiel Festival. Wells contributed three tunes for the performance, including Fanfare For Three Tubas, and composed the remainder after being commissioned by Glasgow's underground/experimental festival Counterflows as a direct result of the Glenfinnan Viaduct performance. The trio subsequently performed Wells' tunes in Glasgow with the Gorbals Youth Brass Band, who play on three of the album's 10 tracks, sharing a bill with a duo featuring Chicago composer, flautist and educator Nicole Mitchell and London-based percussionist Mark Sanders. The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells represents another creative achievement for the prolific composer and multi-instrumentalist. The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells was recorded at Castle of Doom studios in Glasgow by Tony Doogan, mixed by Bill at Loathsome Reels and mastered by Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub. The cover art is by longtime collaborator Annabel Wright.
Tracks:
1.1 Fanfare for Three Tubas
1.2 Stud in the Muck
1.3 No More Cons
1.4 The Midges
1.5 Unhealthy Exercise
1.6 Three Layers
1.7 Hydra Mini/Jalopy
1.8 Chorale 4K
1.9 Slow Worm
1.10 Stone Throw Dream Anthem
