Requiem for a dreamer
John Taylor
with
Julian Argüelles - Palle Danielsson - Martin France
Label: CAM Jazz
CAMJ7834-2
Like an oxymoron in chiaroscuro, the music by the English pianist in
his latest "Requiem For A Dreamer" moves with a complex simplicity; the
simplicity of listening and the lyricism of the melody contrasted by a formal
richness and research that is beyond simple or trivial.
Commissioned in 2007 by the British University of York, this album, just
released by CAM Jazz (Roman label which John Taylor has been working with
now for years, and with which he has formed a preferred collaboration),
finds inspiration in the work of the incomparable American writer Kurt Vonnegut.
Together with Julian Argüelles (tenor and soprano sax), Palle Danielsson
(bass) and Martin France (drums), Taylor is inspired by some of the most
beautiful pages by the writer who died in 2007: from the famous Slaughterhouse-Five,
moving along to that of Requiem For A Dreamer (published by the magazine
In These Times), and ending up at Ice-Nine. "It was a delight to make this
recording with these wonderful musicians", explains Taylor, "whose invention
and seemingly effortless music-making knows no bounds. I hope you enjoy
the music and can sense something of the joy we felt in making it together".
An inspired and engaging work in which Taylor seems to go beyond himself
because, just as Vonnegut once wrote, a "work of art is the artist's struggle
against his or her limitations".
KEPACH Music S.r.l. - Via Cola di Rienzo, 152 - 00192 Roma (Italia) · Tel. (+39)
06 684 0791 Fax: (+39) 06 687 4046
info@CamJazz.com
· www.CamJazz.com
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