{"product_id":"ben-crosland-songs-of-solace-and-reflection-cd","title":"Ben Crosland - Songs of Solace and Reflection [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCat. no: JCCD119\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 880992156585\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 02 Dec 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of Solace and Refection by bassist and composer Ben Crosland features rearrangements of his back catalogue as well as a new tune, 'Rockfeld Lullaby', a track inspired by a special photo from his childhood \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLong-time collaborator Steve Waterman joins Crosland on trumpet and fugelhorn along with Alan Barnes on clarinet and bass clarinet, Theo Travis on fute and alto fute, Clare Bhabra on violin and Deirdre Bencsik on cello. This is the frst time that Crosland has written for strings, taking his music in a different direction, what he likes to call \"chamber jazz with a classical sensibility\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike most people Crosland found the pandemic a difcult and isolating time. \"The sense of dislocation from everything you held dear artistically was palpable. We all searched for our own escape routes from boredom, isolation and depression,\" says Crosland. \"My salvation was writing new music.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"(Crosland's) compositions are colourful, beguiling and thoroughly musical.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJazz Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBen Crosland: bass\u003cbr\u003eTheo Travis: fute \u0026amp; alto fute\u003cbr\u003eAlan Barnes: clarinet \u0026amp; bass clarinet\u003cbr\u003eSteve Waterman: trumpet \u0026amp; fugelhorn\u003cbr\u003eClare Bhabra: violin\u003cbr\u003eDeirdre Bencsik: cello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracks: Sarah's Trees \/ Cowgill Lament \/ The Gothics \/ Walkin' the Cat \/ Hymn for Peace \/ Rockfeld Lullaby \/ In Memoriam \/ Song for Dorothy \/ Heartland \/ Peter the Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAZZ CAT RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42194350112924,"sku":"JCCD119","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_a6693002-0219-4ce0-bba5-abf916234f00.jpg?v=1669398757","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/ben-crosland-songs-of-solace-and-reflection-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}