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	Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Paul Freeman, Chicago Sinfonietta Coleridge-Taylor: Perkinson - A Celebration Genre: Classical This CD celebrates the life of innovative American composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004), whose accomplishments spanned the worlds of jazz, dance, pop, film, television, and classical music. World premiere rec... more » « less
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All Artists: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Paul Freeman, Chicago Sinfonietta, New Black Music Repertory Ensemble Quartet, Joseph Joubert
Title: Coleridge-Taylor: Perkinson - A Celebration
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Label: Cedille
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 11/29/2005
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 735131908726, 669910733356

Synopsis

Album Description

This CD celebrates the life of innovative American composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004), whose accomplishments spanned the worlds of jazz, dance, pop, film, television, and classical music. World premiere recordings of Perkinson's orchestral, chamber, and solo instrumental works showcase his distinctive blend of Baroque counterpoint; energetic, streamlined American Romanticism; elements of blues, spirituals, and black folk music; and a rhythmic ingenuity all his own. Performances by the Chicago Sinfonietta and conductor Paul Freeman, Chicago's New Black Repertory Ensemble Quartet, and distinguished soloists.

CD Reviews

Creativity!

Arthur Craig | Phoenix, AZ | 01/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I enjoy classical, chamber, vocal, and jazz on a high-end system. I found myself listening to this disk over and over again, and appreciating new nuances of creative writing each time. The music combines elements of jazz and chamber ensemble playing (think Haydn or Mozart), and while there are lots of melodic theme treatments, as in good chamber music, it is the creative use of rhythm and changes in rhythmic patterns that makes these works outstanding. Some pieces are reminiscent of Scott Joplin, while others presage John Adams, and all are uniquely satisfying. They are also well-performed, and the sound quality is superb."