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A Tribute To The South American Masters is to follow up to the Vancouver based multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and performer Bill Runge’s 2003 recording Acid Test. Inspired by the music of Runge’s favorite South American composers this is much |
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A Tribute To The South American Masters is to follow up to the Vancouver based multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and performer Bill Runge’s 2003 recording Acid Test. Inspired by the music of Runge’s favorite South American composers this is much more than a labour of love.
The album opener, “Sombrio”, is dedicated to Antonio Carlos Jobim and is an homage to his collaboration with Stan Getz and Astrid Gilberto in the mid sixties that brought the Bossa Nova craze to North America. Similarly, “Just Thinking” is dedicated to Brazilian singer/songwriter Milton Nasciemento and American composer Wayne Shorter for their collaboration on the recording “Native Dancer” while “Coro” is Runge’s take on the Brazilian pianist/guitarist and composer Egberto Gismonti’s piece “Loro”. Originally commissioned by The Hard Rubber Orchestra, “Amoroso” is dedicated to Argentinian bandoneonist and composer Daniel Binelli and “Astor” is dedicated to none other than Argentinian Astor Piazzolla. Among these original pieces by Bill Runge are his Latin take on John McLaughlin’s “The Dance Of The Maya” dedicated to composer/saxophonist Gato Barbieri and his Coltrane meets samba feel of the 1857 James Pierpont’s classic “Jingle Bells” dedicated to composer multi instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal.
Features the best from Canada’s Jazz stable | Rebecca Shoichet, Brad Turner, Jesse Zubot, Bill Coon, Steve Dawson, Rob Hamilton, Tilden Webb, Andre Lachance, Randall Stoll, and Joseph Pepe Danza
More on Bill... Bill is also a member of B-3, Hugh Fraser’s VEJI, Soulstream and the Hard Rubber Orchestra, and has recorded and/or performed with K-OS, Colin James, Shari Ulrich, INXS, Susan Jacks, Amos Garrett, Long John Baldry, and other numerous acts as diverse as Natalie Cole, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, Bo Didley, John Hammond Jr., Swollen Members, Buddy Miles, Oliver Gannon, Ben E. King, Gene Pitney, Sheena Easton, Mary Wells, James Cotton, Bruce Hornsby, Michael Buble, Willie Dixon, and Roger Daltry to name a few.
The Critics Speak
"Sinuous, lilting saxophone…" - Georgia Straight
"Runge, one of Vancouver's most tasteful players, balances delicateness and muscularity and builds his solos gracefully, always with the composition in mind." - Vancouver Sun
"Runge is a real comer…" - Ottawa Citizen
"Wise, woody tone; lean snaking sax…" - Edmonton Sun
"A power player… challenging solos…working largely out of the tradition inspired by Coltrane." Regina Leader Post
"Essentielle de la nouvelle musique improvisée sur la Côte Ouest Canadienne." - La Presse-Montréal
"His solos, direct and penetrating…" - Toronto Globe and Mail
"I must pay accolades to Runge's Garzone-esque bebop quality…" - The Musicians’ Ombudsman/Ejazznews |
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