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    2009年 9月 22日, 13:53

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  • Ray Guntrip's Debut cd information

    2008年 10月 28日, 15:30

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    Ray Guntrip




    OUT OF THE BLUE THE INSIDE STORY



    Out of the blue is the debut CD of a prolific
    but, until now, little-known British jazz
    composer. Well-established on the local
    jazz scene in his native Kent, Ray
    Guntrip has more than two hundred compositions
    to his name. Out of the Blue features the cream
    of his tunes played by some of the UK’s leading
    musicians. The enthusiastic involvement of two

    influential figures on the music scene in bringing
    Ray’s work to a wider audience is itself a testimony to
    the quality of the music it celebrates.

    The catalyst for the project was Gary Barnacle,
    sometime tenor-sax player with Tina Turner and
    Level 42, as well as a host of big-name bands from
    Jamiroquai to David Bowie, the Clash and Phil Collins.
    He was prompted to suggest a recording project after
    playing a number of gigs with Ray’s band, Green
    Machine. Gary also spotted an additional, and for Ray,
    unexplored potential: the addition of lyrics.

    An inspired recommendation brought Ray together
    with Tina May, a vocalist with an international
    reputation, whose recent projects with the legendary
    pianist Ray Bryant and Bobby Watson, showcased

    her skills as both world-class lyricist and singer.
    Impressed with the strength of Ray’s compositions,
    Tina added words that give an added dimension to
    the widely contrasting moods of eighteen of his tunes,
    nine of which are on this CD, from the tongue-twisting
    Be-Bop - I Gotta Get Away From You! to the rocking
    He’s Mr Twister and anarchic intensity of Demons
    Dancing.

    “I try to find a story in all these tunes, says Tina.
    “What’s nice is when someone’s personality comes
    through their compositions. These are quite quirky – I
    like that. Be-Bop - I Gotta Get Away From You! was a
    lot of fun. You know what it’s like when you get a tune
    in your head and can’t get rid of it.

    Squarely rooted in the jazz tradition, Ray’s
    compositions have a harmonic or melodic twist that
    gives them an unmistakable signature. Out of the blue
    reveals the rich variety of his compositions. The 7/4
    pulse of Demon Dance, slips from Tina’s hypnotic vocal
    into a surging tenor exchange between Gary Barnacle
    and Julian Siegel. Several other pieces have a Latin
    feel, the two Mambo titles, Santa Maria Dance and
    Out Of The Blue.






    The 12-bar blues underpins He's Mr Twister, while one song, Is it love? puts a new head
    on top of the familiar chords of the standard, What’s
    this thing called love? For the most part, though, Ray’s
    compositions follow their own harmonic path.

    Without doubt, the twists and turns of these
    progressions bring out some outstanding solos.
    These range from the rapid-fire trombone of Mark
    Nightingale, heard on several tracks including Be-Bop

    - I Gotta Get Away From You! and That Mambo Beat,
    to the exquisite tenor sax of Iain Ballamy on the title
    track of the CD and the poised lines of Dick Pearce’s
    trumpet on Santa Maria Dance.
    Providing a rich harmonic context for Ray’s themes
    are his arrangements played by, among others, Alan
    Barnes on various saxes, trumpeters Stuart Brooks
    and Enrico Tomasso, Nik Carter on alto sax, bassist
    Alec Dankworth and drummer Tony Bianco. Most of
    the musicians will be well known from other contexts:
    Mark Nightingale is the trombonist of choice for many
    groups, including Steely Dan, while Stuart Brooks has
    been a Mike Westbrook regular and featured in George
    Russell’s bands. All but one of the songs features
    Tina May. Move That Mambo Way is sung by Laura

    Knight, who also wrote the lyrics for this tune. The one
    instrumental on this CD, Simple Simon, is an
    up-tempo, high-voltage waltz whose title celebrates
    the Canterbury pub of the same name where Ray’s
    Green Machine has performed for several years.

    Out of the blue features several regulars from Ray’s
    bands: John Willis on drums and percussion, Steve
    King, bass, percussion and vibraphone, Neil Francis,
    electric bass, Damian Hawker on guitar who soloes
    on Is it Love?, Dave Harvey, flute and soprano sax,
    Jon Peel, flugelhorn, Lawrence Fletcher, bass clarinet,
    Gary Barnacle, tenor, and Laura Knight, backing vocals
    as well as lead vocal on Mambo Express. And last,
    but not least, Ray himself is heard variously on grand
    piano, organ and Fender Rhodes.

    Aside from anything else, the musical spectrum
    covered by Out of the Blue marks this out as an
    exciting collection of originals. Together, these tunes
    establish Ray, partnered by Tina May, as a genuinely
    individual voice on the jazz scene.

    Notes by Dave Harvey


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  • Ray Guntrip "OUT OF THE BLUE " reviews

    2008年 10月 21日, 14:50

    2008-07-09 17:12:00
    Out of the Blue cd

    The Ray Guntrip and Tina May cd was played [with good reviews] on the Solar Radio [ Los Angeles] Mike Parlett show on Sunday 6th July.Track one Exotic Stranger was played, followed later by track four Santa Maria Dance. Ray also gave a telephone interview, giving some background to the project. The remaining tracks can be heard over the forthcoming weeks. A full review will follow.
    Mike Parlett - SOLAR RADIO (6 May 2008)
    Ray Guntrip and Tina May Out Of TheBlue --- rayguntripmusic.com /* * * Tina May(v) plus various personnel including Dick Pearce (t) Gary Barnacle, Julian Siegal, Iain Ballamy (ts), Mark Nightingale (tb), Ray Guntrip (p. ky. org). Alec Dankworth (b) and Tony Bianco (d) Rec date not stated . (2007) A well-known figure on the Kent Jazz scene, this CD from keyboard player and composer Ray Guntrip consists entirely of self-penned compositions. Following the advice of sax player Gary Barnacle, Guntrip sought a lyricist for the project and enlisted the fabulous Tina May, whose storytelling prowess is heard on nine songs. Although they offer ample opportunity for Guntrip's crack team of soloists to stretch out, tunes with his favoured feel such as album opener "Exotic Stranger', That Mambo Beat and 'Move the Mambo Way' (sung by Laura Knight) are curiously anonymous. Much more individual are the fascinatingly circuitous routes of the title track's melodic line, the tricky word play of' 'Be-Bop-I Gotta Get Away From You' and the swinging 'Is it love?' which grafts a new head on to the changes of Cole Porter's 'What is This Thing Called Love?' On another standout, 'Demons Dancing', May even adopts the unlikely guise of spoken word hipster in its riotous central section. The disc's one instrumental, the high- octane 'Simple Simon', brings the album to a triumphant close. Peter Quinn.
    Peter Quinn - Jazzwise (uk) (19 Oct 2008)© 2008 Ray Guntrip
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