on Debussy's piano, by Thollem McDonas / Stefano Scodanibbio

on Debussy's piano

by Thollem McDonas / Stefano Scodanibbio

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1.	The Memories of Ourselves 04:10	buy track
2.	They're Seen from Other Places 04:28	buy track
3.	Now from Now to Now 02:33	buy track
4.	Birth of a Modern Mind 02:34	buy track
5.	A Child Opens Her Ears 03:57	buy track
6.	A Lifetime Away 02:27	buy track
7.	And Oceans Between Them 02:13	buy track
8.	Dreaming of Dreaming 06:39	buy track
9.	Of Living a Life 04:04	buy track
10.	With the Wind 03:46	buy track
11.	A Pause Before the Rest 02:57	buy track
12.	Bombs Rain on Burial Day 05:31	buy track
13.	Another Century Passes 03:01	buy track
14.	Jupiter Mercury Venus Moon 02:45	buy track
15.	The Last Music She Hears 05:00	buy track
16.	In Return to It All Once Again 05:25	buy track

about

Anyone who has heard Thollem McDonas or Stefano Scodanibbio as a soloist might well imagine what a combination of their unique genius could produce. Now you can hear it for real on Debussy’s Piano...yes...the same piano the magical, marvelous and world-changing Claude Debussy once owned and played himself. And Debussy’s spirit certainly hovers here in the auras of ferocious demoniacal energies and delicate impressionistic shades of vibration emanating from these mesmerizing, polished structures. Scodanibbio, for many years now, has redefined and expanded greatly the techniques of playing the double bass. He has made this instrument speak in ways never before experienced and has unleashed a sonic arsenal for this instrument that has inspired composers like Cage, Berio and Stockhausen to heap praise on this wonderful 21st c. Paganini. On this recording he burns through Thollem’s structures with fire and elegance. Thollem’s keyboard flights unleash cascades of notes of seemingly impossible velocity and no matter where he goes tonally, it always seems right, fresh and satisfying. He should be on everyone’s listening list who appreciates great piano music. As an improviser, he inhabits a world uniquely his own, rhythmically, harmonically and formally. A true original; Debussy’s Piano, Thollem and Scodanibbio. An imaginative idea, wonderfully realized with virtuosity, improvisational mastery and intuitive communication of deep sensibility all residing here in the magical marriage of their artistry. - Terry Riley

credits

released February 7, 2011

Thollem Mcdonas - pianoforte
Stefano Scodanibbio - contrabass

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Edgetone Records San Francisco, California

Edgetone Records was founded by musician/producer, Rent Romus. The label took shape in 1991 to support his group’s original jazz recordings. After being on a long hiatus Rent re-opened Edgetone in January 2000 and expanded it to support new music crossing the genre boundaries specifically for D.I.Y. (do it yourself) artists looking for a ground base and community label identity. ... more