Billy Childs – The Winds of Change (CD)
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Billy Childs came up through the Los Angeles jazz scene in the 1980s, spending formative years in Freddie Hubbard's band before establishing himself as one of his generation's most thoughtful composer-pianists. Pairing him with Ambrose Akinmusire, one of the most probing voices in contemporary trumpet, gives these tributes an intergenerational weight, connecting the hard bop lineage Childs lived firsthand to where the music is headed next.
2023 release. For his third Mack Avenue Records release, 5-time Grammy Award-winner Billy Childs assembles an all-star quartet with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade. On The Winds of Change, the critically acclaimed pianist/composer offers 5 brand new original compositions alongside exhilarating arrangements of Chick Corea's "Crystal Silence" (originally on Corea's 1972 ECM recording of the same name with vibraphonist Gary Burton) and Kenny Barron's "The Black Angel" (originally on trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's 1970 Atlantic recording of the same name) to push the creative boundaries of the group and inspire a collective new sound to pay homage to jazz legends and the artistry.
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UPC: 673203120020
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Release Date: 3.17.23
Format: CD