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I CD REVIEWS music lately. Two years ago, he
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recorded Other Hours, original
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 quartet music with members of
his touring orchestra. Now he
presents Occasion, a set of du-
ets with saxophonist Branford
Marsalis.
All compositions here are
Connick’s, except for two by
TOMORROW, JUNE 25TH
Marsalis. Much of the album is
contemplative, sober music,
making the most of the record-
ing studio’s aural space. Con- Jascha Heifetz’s classic ac-
nick’s Valentine’s Day is an-
chored by two spare piano
count (RCA) is severely trun-
cated, and while Cho-Liang
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Porcupine Tree: Deadwing
(Lava).
chords rocked back and forth,
and Marsalis, who can play
Lin’s unforgettable perfor-
mance (Sony) remains in a FREE ADMISSION
Blending folk, symphony with overwhelming energy, pa- class of its own, this new ver-
and space rock with ambient
music, funk and metal, Steven
tiently explores intervals and
keeps his long runs to a mini-
sion is a worthy rival. Barton
Pine floats the lyrical sections Walk the Stadium and
Wilson and his band mates in mum. with great affection and throws
Porcupine Tree have built a
generational base: classic-rock
It is curious, offhanded mu-
sic that suggests irresolution,
off the virtuoso writing with
sterling technique and huge pa-
lock in your season or
fans who teethed on Pink
Floyd; and younger audiences
even if some tunes, like the title
track and Spot, bear imprints of
nache.
Bruch wrote his Fantasy for Club Level seats!
weaned on grunge, electronica jaunty, older kinds of jazz com- the virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate,
and house music. Deadwing,
the most accessible of PT’s 12
posers like Thelonious Monk
and Fats Waller. Have they
making the inclusion of Sara-
sate’s own scintillating violin PLUS
albums, offers plenty of goodies been listening to the boiled- showpiece Airs ecossais
to satisfy both camps and down duet versions of Monk (“Scottish airs”) an apt and shop for
should bring the British quintet that soprano saxophonist Steve worthy coupling. In this first re-
a wider audience. Lacy made with various pia- cording of the orchestral ver-
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Based on a screenplay Wil-
son penned with a friend,
nists? One somber, elegiac
track here, written by Marsalis,
sion, Barton Pine sails through
all the hurdles with fiery bravu-
Worn Apparel at
Deadwing is a “surrealistic is called Steve Lacy. ra. The set includes two works Discounted Prices.
ghost story” (his words) — a Connick is an articulate, by Scottish composers, Sir Al-
song cycle about alienation and learned pianist, and sometimes exander Mackenzie’s tuneful
the often-dark nature of the hu-
man condition. But the art-film
subtext isn’t the best reason to
his eagerness to show all his
different musical interests —
and to engage you with humor
Pibroch Suite and Sir John
Blackwood McEwen’s long-
winded Prince Charlie Rhap-
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give the album a listen. Deadw- — has worked against him. But sody, closing with a charming
ing is music for thoughtful here he lays out an amazingly two-violin Medley of Scots
adult rock audiences, mining restrained, even at times con- Tunes, written and performed
the same experimental-music sciously mumbled, perfor- by Barton Pine and Scottish fid- • Current Player & Alumni Autograph Sessions
territory as kindred spirits Ra- mance. dler Alasdair Fraser. • Cheerleader Autograph Sessions
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Scottish Fantasies: Music of
Bruch, Sarasate, Mackenzie
more Scottish violin music than
most people want to hear. But
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that runs to serial killers, acid
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Barton Pine’s sterling virtuosity
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Stylistically, PT is all over the conductor; Scottish Chamber provide consistent pleasure, Starting
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balladry (Lazarus), funk-rock Violinist Rachel Barton Pine port by conductor Alexander as low as
theatrics (Halo) and even a continues her string of superb Platt and the Scottish Chamber
smooth-pop sensibility (Shal- recordings for the Cedille label Orchestra.
low). The slow-building, with this offbeat program of — LAWRENCE A. JOHNSON
12-minute epic, Arriving Celtic-inspired works for violin
Somewhere But Not Here, and orchestra. Max Bruch is For Season Tickets or Club Level Memberships Call:
unites Beatles-esque pop and best known for his omnipresent
death-metal brutality.
As on previous PT outings,
you never know where the
tracks on Deadwing might
Violin Concerto in G minor, but
the German composer’s Scot-
tish Fantasy — a violin concer-
to in all but name — mines an
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po. But with composer, guitar- tooling of traditional Scottish
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ist and producer Wilson at the tunes is irresistible with the five
wheel, the ride never fails to movements offering a ceaseless
thrill. flow of Celtic melody.
— NICK TATE
Jazz PIANO MAN: Harry
Harry Connick Jr.: Occasion Connick Jr.’s latest,
(Marsalis Music). Occasion, is a series of
Harry Connick Jr. has been duets with saxophonist TO JOIN THE MIAMI DOLPHINS FAN CLUB CALL 1-800-334-4005
showing us his instrumental, Branford Marsalis.
non-big-band, non-crooning Columbia Records photo