New American Songbooks Vol.2, by Kris Davis, Matt Mitchell, Aruán Ortiz, Matthew Shipp

New American Songbooks Vol.2

by Kris Davis, Matt Mitchell, Aruán Ortiz, Matthew Shipp

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1.	Matthew Shipp - Let Us Break Bread Together (Trad.) 03:45	buy track
2.	Matthew Shipp - I Need Thee Every Hour (Annie S. Hawks) 03:49	buy track
3.	Matt Mitchell - Identity Picks (Ryan Power) 06:55	buy track
4.	Matt Mitchell - You Made a Drawing (Christopher Weisman) 03:02	buy track
5.	Kris Davis - Sing Me Softy Of The Blues (Carla Bley) 07:23	buy track
6.	Aruán Ortiz - Sketches Set Seven (Ed Bland) 10:11	buy track

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"Produced by Nate Wooley, New American Songbooks, Volume 2 brings together solo piano tracks from four distinguished modern jazz players, guided by a challenge to use selections that expand the idea of the "American Songbook" canon beyond familiar jazz-standard territory." -Ernie, Paik, Chatanooga Pulse
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Last year’s release found three distinctive voices—Mary Halvorson, Ron Miles, and Greg Saunier—working together to arrange works from mass media. Their collaboration, only a few days in total, culminated in a recording that felt equal parts wild and warm; intimate and revolutionary.

Volume 2 goes in another direction. While the warmth and intimacy is still very present, thanks in large part to the expert sound at Ryan Streber’s Oktaven Studios, the experience is one-on-one, as the listener is the recipient of four mini-recitals from four of the most profound interpreters on the piano today: Kris Davis, Matt Mitchell, Aruán Ortiz, and Matthew Shipp.

Each player took on the challenge of suggesting a new direction of expansion for the time-worn concept of the American Songbook. And, while Volume 1 dealt with pop culture, Volume 2 looks more toward the ways in which we build smaller communities. Beginning with Shipp’s ecstatic takes on the hymnal and moving directly into the beautiful music from the corners of self-produced singer-songwriters as envisioned by Mitchell, a quick and timbrally rich stop at the music of Carla Bley by Davis, and ending with the forgotten music of Ed Bland as performed by Ortiz.

This LP contains music made by some of the modern masters of the piano. In these performances you can hear what has made each of them a major voice in modern jazz, but there are surprises here, as well, as each player took the opportunity to make a statement that is much more than just another solo performance. The album is about four distinct voices using the conceptual constraints of the project to push themselves to new heights. If you are a fan of solo piano or modern jazz in general, this is a must-have.

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released December 10, 2018

New American Songbooks, Volume 2
Kris Davis-Piano
Matt Mitchell-Piano
Aruán Ortiz-Piano
Matthew Shipp-Piano

Produced by Nate Wooley
Recorded June 22 and July 22, 2018 by Ryan Streber, engineer at Oktaven Studio, Mount Vernon, NY.
Graphic design and cover illustration by Lasse Marhaug.

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