New Friend, by Eugene Friesen with Paul Halley

New Friend

by Eugene Friesen with Paul Halley

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1.	First Ride 05:22	info	buy track
2.	Morning Duet 03:59	info	buy track
3.	Private Weather 04:17	info	buy track
4.	Child's Play 09:06	info	buy track
5.	Pictures in a Pond 05:17	info	buy track
6.	New Friend 03:55	info	buy track
7.	Pathfinder 05:55	info	buy track
8.	Cathedral Pines 03:42	info	buy track
9.	Full Circle 06:16	info	buy track

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With their free-wheeling duets for cello and keyboards, Friesen and Halley blaze a new path for their instruments in this landmark album of improvisations recorded in the vibrant acoustics of New York City’s Cathedral of St John the Divine.

One November midnight, in the cavernous space of the world’s largest Gothic cathedral, two old friends embarked on new adventure in music making. Colleagues for years in the Paul Winter Consort, Eugene Friesen and Paul Halley had never before make music together as a duo.

Starting from silence, offering sounds in free dialogue, they followed each other into unchartered territory, calling into play all their listening instincts. Musical sparks ignited into spontanous composition, tapping the deep roots shared by Friesen and Halley in the traditions of European classical music and jazz. During the course of the next two hours, this album was born.

This is music beyond categories, having both the new-morning spirit of wilderness and the timeless character of classical music. Elegant and earthy, rough-hewn and lyrical, it is honest music that mirrors the warmth and wit of the two people playing.

Friesen takes the cello into a new realm, beyond its traditional home on the classical concert stage. It becomes here a truly contemporary voice, singing of life and the joy of finding a new path.

Reviews

"Friesen takes the cello beyond its traditional home of the classical ensemble" (DIGITAL AUDIO)

"Thanks to Eugene Friesen, one of the most sexy and soulful instruments in the world has been liberated" (PAUL WINTER)

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released November 25, 2016

Produced by: Paul Winter, Eugene Friesen

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Paul Winter Litchfield

Paul Winter is a seven-time Grammy-winning saxophonist, whose sextet was the first jazz group to perform at the White House in 1962. His second group, the Paul Winter Consort, interweaves sounds from the natural world with classical and ethnic traditions, and the spontaneous spirit of jazz. Their annual Winter Solstice Celebrations and Earth Mass are among the most popular events in New York. ... more