Lynn
Seaton: Solo Flights (OmniTone 15002)
Surprising,
adventurous, even wondrous bass flights —Solo
Flights —without overdubs or edits —from
Lynn Seaton, a musician known
for his work with Woody Herman, Count Basie, Kenny Drew
Jr and George Shearing.
Filled with sinewy,
soaring archi, orchestrally luxuriant excursions,
and driving improvisations, the record ranges from
the funky, rock-influenced "Ode to Jimi" to
the Flamenco-flavored "Barcelona" to Coltrane to
down 'n' dirty swing. Seaton explores all corners,
shades and facets of his instrument on this tour
de force.
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a RealAudio sample...
- "Improv
for Aubrey" (5:47) [Artist
comments]
- "Moten
Swing" (4:21) (Bennie Moten) [Artist
comments]
- "Ode
to Jimi" (4:04) [Artist
comments]
- "Body
and Soul" (5:46) (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) [Artist
comments]
- "Rain" (3:28) [Artist
comments]
- "Barcelona" (3:59) [Artist
comments]
- "Trane's
Changes" (3:50) [Artist
comments]
- "How
High the Moon" (William Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) "Ornithology" (Charlie
Parker, Benny Harris) (3:52) [Artist
comments]
- "First
Melody" (4:15) [Artist
comments]
- "Honeysuckle
Rose" (5:03) (Fats Waller) [Artist
comments]
- "Liltin'
with Milton" (5:22) [Artist
comments]
- "Yesterdays" (4:10)
(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) [Artist
comments]
All compositions by Lynn Seaton,
Bassman's Basement/BMI , except as noted.
Musicians
Lynn Seaton, string bass
Recorded 1996 at Electric Fields Studio,
Warwick NY.
Recording engineers: Mark Egan, Jeff Ciampa.
Executive Producer: Frank Tafuri