David Binney

A Glimpse of The Eternal (CRISS 1408 CD)

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Title A Glimpse of The Eternal

Author David Binney

Label Criss Cross

EAN 8712474140824

Reference CRI 166605

LABEL CODE CRISS 1408 CD

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 1

The tenth Criss Cross album with David Binney's imprimatur, A Glimpse of the Eternal, is, he says, "completely different than anything I've ever done - chilled out, an honest and pleasant vibe, nothing too complicated or intense."

If that self-description seems at odds with the intense, complex tonal personality that Binney has presented on his 30-album discography since 1990 ...well, that was his intention. He explains: "Initially, I wanted to do something like those almost commercial records from the '50s or '60s or '70s, like a Gene Ammons record I have where he plays these ballad- like tunes for 2-and-1/2 - 3 minutes." He adds: "All the guys were super-enthusiastic about doing a straight-ahead ballads record."

But as Binney researched and culled repertoire, he changed course. He decided to incorporate a few "more energetic" tracks and to record some covers of "obscure tunes that meant something to me."