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01. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - The Bluebells
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02. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - We'll Get By
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03. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - Everything Works Out
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04. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - The Vampires Of Camelon
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05. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - Ice Race
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06. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - You'll Never Steal My Spirit
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07. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - Gone In The Winter
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08. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - Snow On The Pines
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09. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - The Umbrellas Of Shibuya
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10. COLIN STEELE QUARTET - Swan Dreams
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ARTIST
STEELE QUARTET, COLIN
TITLE
Diving For Pearls: Jazz Interpretations Of The Pearlfishers Songbook
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
MARINA
CATALOG #
MA 082CD
MA 082CD
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
7/28/2017
Marina Records present one of their most unusual and best releases yet: The music of
The Pearlfishers
, one of Marina's most beloved acts, gets the royal jazz treatment, with exciting new arrangements by the
Colin Steele Quartet
. Continuing a great jazz tradition -- like
Miles Davis
with
Porgy & Bess
(1958) and
Chet Baker
with
Plays The Best Of Lerner & Loewe
(1959) --
Diving For Pearls
is dedicated to the work of one composer,
David Scott
of The Pearlfishers. Colin Steele from Edinburgh, one of UK's leading jazz trumpeters, adds his very own sound and interpretations to Scott's songs and transports them into a brand new musical territory. Steele has a long association with The Pearlfishers since he appeared as a studio musician on many of their albums. Steele: "I'd played on many sessions with The Pearlfishers before, and have a similar taste in music with David Scott, with our shared love of
Burt Bacharach
,
Beatles
and
Beach Boys
. I was impressed by the depth of the beautiful melodies and could immediately hear my own voice playing these melodies -- specifically using the 'Miles Davis sound' of the Harmon mute." The album kick starts with the joyous blast of "The Bluebells" -- originally appearing on The Pearlfishers' album
Up With The Larks
(MA 069CD, 2007). Colin Steele makes it swing and rise just beautifully. His warm, melodic playing and tone is also a perfect match for the wonderful "Everything Works Out", one of Scott's most enduring songs. "The Vampires Of Camelon" rides on a great piano riff reminiscent of
Vince Guaraldi
-- brilliantly played by
Dave Milligan
, Steele's long-time collaborator, who also arranged the album. "Ice Race" -- from the Pearlfishers' seasonal album
A Sunflower At Christmas
(MA 063CD/LP, 2006) -- gets propelled to new heights by the powerhouse drumming of
Alyn Cosker
. "Gone In The Winter" is a superb showcase for the exceptional deep-toned, warm double-bass playing of
Calum Gourlay
. The piano intro of "The Umbrellas Of Shibuya" quite fittingly recalls the stripped-down beauty of
Ryuichi Sakamoto
. And then Steele breezes in with the fantastic melody and his imaginative playing. The album comes to a perfect close with the blissful coda "Swan Dreams", originally from
Sky Meadows
(2003).
Diving For Pearls
was recorded in just one day -- like many of the greatest jazz albums -- at Scotland's famous Castlesound Studios. Masterfully engineered by
Stuart Hamilton
.
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