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Amaryllis & Belladonna
Mary Halvorson
Nonesuch
075597912708
LPS 167946
075597912708
JAZZ
2
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The release of two contrasting albums demonstrate how far this inventive, singleminded guitarist has come, and offers a glimpse of a dazzling future
Amaryllis and Belladonna are two new, modular, and interlocking projects by Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer and MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson.
Belladonna is a set of compositions written specifically for Halvorson on guitar plus The Mivos Quartet: Olivia De Prato, Maya Bennardo, Victor Lowrie Tafoya, and Tyler J. Borden. This is Halvorson’s first time writing for String Quartet. Six through-composed compositions for Mivos spin Halvorson’s compositional voice in a fresh context, and the music is augmented by Halvorson’s guitar throughout, adding elements of chance and improvisation to the music.
Amaryllis is a sextet which filters Halvorson’s compositional explorations of melody, harmony and counterpoint through the lens of six master improvisers, arranged in a way that allows for the music to unfold differently every time. The brand-new sextet features Adam O’Farrill, Jacob Garchik, Patricia Brennan, Mary Halvorson, Nick Dunston and Tomas Fujiwara. The Mivos Quartet joins for half of the music, forming a unique tentet and making this Halvorson’s largest project to date. The music bridges many musical influences and genres from jazz, experimental, new music, and beyond.
Recorded September 11, 12 & 13, 2021 at Sear Sound, New York
FORMAT | LP |
DISCS NUMBER | 2 |
RECORDED | 0 |
LABEL CODE | 075597912708 |
STYLE | JAZZ |