New Beginnings, by Kirk MacDonald

New Beginnings

by Kirk MacDonald

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1.	On the Sierra Nevada 08:44	info	buy track
2.	Starlight 09:50	info	buy track
3.	Lament for a Better Tomorrow 10:36	info	buy track
4.	Sideways 07:15	info	buy track
5.	Kirk's Blues 10:28	info	buy track
6.	Calendula 10:09	info	buy track
7.	New Beginnings 11:04	info	buy track
8.	Miles from Anywhere 06:45	info	buy track

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Saxophonist Kirk MacDonald’s 1998 studio sessions on this Radioland CD primarily feature a septet, with the leader heard on both tenor and alto, in a program consisting of fresh originals in a post-bop setting. Accompanying the Canadian are some of his homeland’s finest jazz musicians: trumpeter and flugelhornist Rob Smith, guitarist Lorne Lofsky, bassist Neil Swainson, drummer Jerry Fuller, and pianist Brian Dickinson. His racehorse opener, “On the Sierra Nevada,” gets the band off to a flying start. The sad but hopeful tone of his ballad “Lament for a Better Tomorrow” showcases his powerful tenor and Smith’s rich-toned trumpet in a moving performance. The two quintet tracks, MacDonald’s constantly shifting “Sideways” and Swainson’s haunting “Miles From Anywhere,” omit the leader’s overdubbed alto and Smith’s presence.

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released November 21, 2000

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Rob Smith: trumpet and fluglehorn
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Jerry Fuller: drums

Juno Award Nomination – Best Mainstream Jazz Album
Canadian Indie Music Award Nomination – Best Jazz Recording

Engineered By: André White
Recorded at: Reaction Studio, Toronto, Ontario
Art Direction: Greg Sutherland
Photography: Bill King

Produced by: Andre Whité and Kirk MacDonald

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Kirk MacDonald Toronto, Ontario

Celebrated Canadian saxophonist Kirk MacDonald has been awarded 2 JUNOs, 6 JUNO nominations, a SOCAN Outstanding Jazz Artist of the Year, & a TMA Lifetime Achievement Award. He has performed on over 50 CDs as leader & sideman alongside such greats as Tom Harrell, Harold Mabern, John Taylor, Pat LaBarbera, Kenny Wheeler, Sam Noto, Dennis Mackrel, & Adam Nussbaum. ... more

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