Gareth Lockrane's Grooveyard - The Strut (2012)
Artist: Gareth Lockrane's Grooveyard, Gareth Lockrane, Alex Garnett, Mike Outram, Ross Stanley, Nick Smalley, Nia Lynn
Title: The Strut
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:02:59
Total Size: 365 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: The Strut
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:02:59
Total Size: 365 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Frizz (08:11)
2. Whistleblower (09:15)
3. One For Bheki (09:23)
4. The Strut (08:01)
5. Lock Out! (07:15)
6. Memories In Widescreen (07:52)
7. Method In The Madness (08:14)
8. Come On (04:44)
The Strut is the debut Whirlwind release from internationally-acclaimed flautist Gareth Lockrane (currently residing in London) and his Hammond Organ group 'Grooveyard'. Lockrane is revered as a prolific and virtuosic musician who's won a sling of awards over the years (he is also one of a handful of non-American artists to maintain a presence in the yearly 'Downbeat Magazine Critic's Poll' in the 'Flautist' Category). Equally skilled as a composer, Lockrane has a Masters Degree from the National Film and Television School, the UK's foremost university for film scoring and his musical output ranges from chamber trios, quartets, quintets, septets (for which he won a Parliamentary Jazz Award in the 'Best Album' category for his album No Messin) and contemporary big band.
The Strut is the follow up to Lockrane's 2003 album Put The Cat Out (winner of 'Best European Jazz Group' Granada Jazz Festival). This ambitious and stylistically wide-ranging record fuses the spirit of the historic soul-jazz groups of yesteryear alongside contemporary jazz fused with gospel, chamber music, cinematic rock, funk and even world music influences, showcasing the diverse compositional palette of the leader.
The album also features long-time Grooveyard cohort Alex Garnett on saxophones, guitar wizard Mike Outram, Hammond organ wunderkind Ross Stanley, drummer Nick Smalley, and guesting on three tracks on wordless vocals is Nia Lynn, whose 'Bannau Trio' with Gareth Lockrane and Ross Stanley has been quietly ploughing it's own path in the contemporary chamber jazz world since 2005. Between them the musicians have performed or recorded with artists as diverse as South African pianist Bheki Mseleku (Lockrane was a member of his working band and Bheki a huge influence) Maceo Parker, Jack DeJohnette, Wynton Marsalis, Mark Turner, Michael Kiwanuka, Seamus Blake, The Rolling Stones, Phil Robson, Carleen Anderson and Tom Jones.
Gareth Lockrane - flute, alto & bass flutes
Alex Garnett - tenor, soprano, baritone saxes, & bass clarinet
Mike Outram - guitar
Ross Stanley - hammond organ
Nick Smalley - drums
Nia Lynn - vocal (tracks 2, 3 and 6)
The Strut is the follow up to Lockrane's 2003 album Put The Cat Out (winner of 'Best European Jazz Group' Granada Jazz Festival). This ambitious and stylistically wide-ranging record fuses the spirit of the historic soul-jazz groups of yesteryear alongside contemporary jazz fused with gospel, chamber music, cinematic rock, funk and even world music influences, showcasing the diverse compositional palette of the leader.
The album also features long-time Grooveyard cohort Alex Garnett on saxophones, guitar wizard Mike Outram, Hammond organ wunderkind Ross Stanley, drummer Nick Smalley, and guesting on three tracks on wordless vocals is Nia Lynn, whose 'Bannau Trio' with Gareth Lockrane and Ross Stanley has been quietly ploughing it's own path in the contemporary chamber jazz world since 2005. Between them the musicians have performed or recorded with artists as diverse as South African pianist Bheki Mseleku (Lockrane was a member of his working band and Bheki a huge influence) Maceo Parker, Jack DeJohnette, Wynton Marsalis, Mark Turner, Michael Kiwanuka, Seamus Blake, The Rolling Stones, Phil Robson, Carleen Anderson and Tom Jones.
Gareth Lockrane - flute, alto & bass flutes
Alex Garnett - tenor, soprano, baritone saxes, & bass clarinet
Mike Outram - guitar
Ross Stanley - hammond organ
Nick Smalley - drums
Nia Lynn - vocal (tracks 2, 3 and 6)
