corto.alto - BAD WITH NAMES [LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: NS0043LP
Barcode: 8720923001237
Release Date: Oct 2023
Genre: Jazz / Contemporary Folk  

corto.alto is the brain-child of award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer Liam Shortall. 

Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, this genre-defying producer brings together
influences from Hip-Hop, Broken Beat, Electronica, Dub and Punk with an informed
Jazz sensibility. Liam Shortall is a seasoned instrumentalist and composer in his own
write. Having worked as a trombonist in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tom
McGuire & The Brassholes, AKU Trio as well as many other projects. He is the youngest
ever graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's undergraduate Jazz
programme, having being enrolled at the age of 16.
 
corto.alto's highly anticipated debut album, was released in October 2023. The
album will feature some of the finest talents in Scottish and UK Jazz, including Fergus
McCreadie (Scottish Album of the Year, Mercury Prize Nominee 2022, Edition
Records), Graham Costello (Gearbox Records), Johnny Woodham (Alfa Mist, Sekito
Records), Anoushka Nanguy (KOKOROKO, Noushy 4TET) and many more. corto.alto
sets to continue his exploration into the world between improvisation and electronica
Tracks:
1. Intro For Strings
2. Hello
3. xoxoxo
4. Slope
5. Lara
6. Latency
7. EJS
8. Would You Mind?
9. No Water (Interlude)
10. Mechanisms
11. Hollow
12. Bye