CD: Kaleidoscope / GEST8. [2007] : Product : Australian Music Centre

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Kaleidoscope / GEST8.

Published by Tall Poppies — 2007 [TP195] — 1 CD (74 min.)
Sales Availability: This item is out-of-print. We regret that it cannot be purchased from the Australian Music Centre.
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Product details

Tony Gorman • composer, bandleader
Sandy Evans • saxophonist, composer, bandleader
Simon Barker • drums
Paul Cutlan • saxophones, clarinet
Carl Dewhurst • guitarist/composer
Steve Elphick • bass
Satsuki Odamura • koto
Phil Slater • trumpet
Greg White • computer

GEST8 is the brainchild of Sandy Evans and Tony Gorman, and continues their exploration of new sounds in improvisation and jazz. Kaleidoscope is the band's debut CD.

GEST8 is extraordinary for its instrumentation (which includes koto and electronics) and for the undeniable virtuosity of each player. These talents contribute equally to bring some marvellous original compositions to life in a distinctively Australian manner - an unusual blend of ancient and modern sounds. The medieval meets the avant-garde through this band's creative processes, stimulating musicianship and camaraderie. This is one of the most interesting and unusual jazz performances you are likely to hear for some time.

Impossibly, this band is greater than the sum of its parts.

Duration: 74 min.

Contents note: Mosaic / Odamura/Evans -- A shower of sunbeams ; Winter flight ; Inner space / Evans -- The emperor's old clothes ; Whistling at dinner ; Kaleidoscope ; Lambent / Tony Gorman -- Platform / Slater/White -- Suddenly Susan / Gorman -- School's out / Evans -- The march of Captain Vanstone / Evans -- Nothing like / Dewhurst/Barker/Elphick/Slater.

Performers: GEST8 (ensemble) ; Sandy Evans (tenor and soprano saxophones) ; Paul Cutlan (tenor saxophone, clarinets) ; Phil Slater (trumpet) ; Satsuki Odamura (koto) ; Carl Dewhurst (guitar) ; Greg White (computer) ; Steve Elphick (double bass) ; Simon Barker (drums).

Capture session: Recorded at Q Studios, Sydney, 30 & 31 January and 1 February 2006.

Liner notes include biographies of the artists.