[ ECM Touchstones / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 18 January 2019
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The original conceptual idea for the Brass Project was to set John Surman's improvising trio with bassist Chris Laurence and drummer John Marshall at the centre of a radiant brass choir of trumpets and trombones. With John Warren invited to contribute compositions and to conduct the group, the Brass Project quickly evolved into a more organic large ensemble, and by the time of this 1992 recording had become one of the most creative configurations in Britain. The elegant arrangements of Warren's and Surman's profoundly melodic music inspire many eloquent and touching solos.
John Surman: soprano and baritone saxophones, alto and bass clarinets, piano
Henry Lowther, Steve Waterman, Stuart Brooks: trumpets Malcolm Griffiths, Chris Pyne: trombones
David Stewart, Richard Edwards: bass trombones
Chris Laurence: double bass
John Marshall: drums, percussion
John Warren: conductor