Chris Donnelly - Discography
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Solo
Released: 2008
Chris Donnelly's Alma Records debut, "Solo" features seven brilliant original compositions and four utterly original interpretations of classic songs by legendary jazz musicians - from the playful "Donna Lee - Variations" by Charlie Parker, to the majestic "Hallucinations" from the mercurial pen of Earl "Bud" Powell; and the Bill Evans' classic "Very Early" to the "Cinderella Medley - So This Is Love/A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" from the pens of Hoffman, David and Livingston.
The rest of the music comprises seven of Donnelly's own compositions. "For The Drifters" is a truly accomplished song, worthy of the pen of the great Walter Norris, while songs such as "Serenity" and "Winter's Waltz" are studies in controlled virtuosity. Perhaps the most memorable music of the set could well be the musical sketches that pay oblique musical tribute to modern composers and the love of his life. Two of these, were written with Erik Satie and Gabriel Faure in mind. The third was created to reflect a space within the heart and for Donnelly's wife, who is also an opera singer. These three 'Songs in B Minor" stand apart in the brilliance of their moody tonality and their melodic invention.
Track Listings:
1. Very Early - 5:14
2. For The Drifters - 7:13
3. Song in B Minor - Eva - 3:26
4. Hallucinations - 3:55
5. Cinderella Medley - So This is Love/A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes - 8:14
6. Donna Lee (Variations) - 7:03
7. Song in B Minor - Satie - 3:26
8. Serenity - 4:19
9. Winter's Waltz - 8:52
10. Song in B Minor - Fauré - 2:41
11. Overtime (Extended Pay) - 12:40
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