{"product_id":"tim-garland-geoffrey-keezer-mezzo-cd","title":"Tim Garland \u0026 Geoffrey Keezer - Mezzo [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: TGM1111CD\u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 781005840968\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 27 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Grammy-winning artists, saxophonist Tim Garland and pianist Geoffrey Keezer, reunite with Mezzo, a striking new duet album that captures the full intensity of their 25-year musical partnership\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated by peers for its deep communication, the album has already drawn praise from jazz icons Gary Burton and Joe Lovano, who highlight the duo's rare unity, breathtaking interplay and fearless creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in New York in a single fve-hour session, Mezzo distils decades of shared experience into a set that moves effortlessly between lyricism, rhythmic fre and bold re-imagining. The project also marks Garland's frst release without tenor saxophone. Instead, he showcases the rare mezzo-soprano sax, an instrument with only twenty existing models worldwide. Its distinctive tone shapes much of the album, from the intimate A Prayer At Winter to the glowing folk colours of The Waves Between, inspired by a painting from Garland's partner Esra Kizir Gokcen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeezer contributes works by Mulgrew Miller and Erik Satie alongside original pieces, while also bringing new harmonic life to Cole Porter's Every Time We Say Goodbye , captured in a single unrehearsed take. The album features a bold new interpretation of Chick Corea's La Fiesta , praised by Gary Burton as \"fresh, intriguing, and totally different... a version on a plane of its own genius.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on classical infuences, world textures and the spontaneity that defned their earlier Storms \/ Nocturnes collaborations, Garland and Keezer offer a duo recording of remarkable clarity, trust and invention. Mezzo stands as a powerful testament to what can happen when two master musicians meet with total freedom and shared purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks: La Fiesta \/ Gnossienne \/ To The One Who Flies \/ A Prayer At Winter \/ Carousel \/ Out Of Towner \/ Every Time We Say Goodbye \/ Ghost In The Photograph \/ The Waves Between\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIM GARLAND MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46195207930012,"sku":"TGM1111CD","price":13.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/9_17cb481d-bf44-4550-bbda-fab923ceb1f3.webp?v=1770915318","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/tim-garland-geoffrey-keezer-mezzo-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}