{"product_id":"8717306262002","title":"Lara Downes - This Land - Import CD Digipak","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLara Downes \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDIS-LAND\n\nIncludes.\n\n(1)William Benton Overstreet:There'll Be Some Changes Made(Jeremy Siskind arr.)\n\n(2)George Gershwin-Edmer Colon:Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined\n\n(3)Paul Simon:America(Arr. by Noah Luna)\n\n(4)Michael Bigay:Ade ihozhdílzin \/ Know Who You Are* (5)Kiely: \"Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined\n\n(5)Kian Ravaay:Variations on This Land is Your Land\n\n(6)900 Miles(Traditional (arr. Jeremy Siskind))\n\n(7)Joseph C. Phillips, Jr:Never Has Been Yet* (7)\n\n(8)Arturo O'Farrill:Kaleidoscope*(9)Jeremy Siskind:Kaleidoscope\n\n(9)Jake Heggie:Facing Forward\n\n(10)Lara Davens:This Land(Liner notes reading)\n\n*= World premiere recording\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\nLara Downs (Piano)\n\n(2)Edmar Colon(Soprano Saxophone), Heliel Sanfrujo(Afro-Caribbean Percussion), John Santos(Batadrum, Afro-Caribbean Percussion), Lara Downs(Piano)\n\nCaribbean percussion), Great Wall Chinese Orchestra, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra, Edwin Outwater (conductor)\n\n(6)Dave McKeon (banjo)\n\nRecorded:(2)October 2023 \/ Main Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music\n\n(1)(3)-(10)May 2024 \/ Elmwood Road Studios\n\nExecutive Producers: Lara Downs (Tritone Music) \u0026amp; Sean Hickey (PENTATONE)\n\nRecording Producer \u0026amp; Engineer: Adam Abeschaus\n\n(CD)\n\nDDD\n\nDigipak\n\n75'13\n\n\n\nIncludes \"Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined,\" a hot topic on music distribution sites\n\nRelease of \"Dis Land,\" a remarkable album by Lara Downs tracing the history of American music, including new commissions by Edmar Colón, Arturo O'Farrill, and Michael Bigay\n\n\n\nPianist Lara Downs has been attracting attention with her concept albums. Lara Downs is also known as a producer, curator, and cultural activist who has spoken out on issues of racism in the United States.\n\n\n\nHis second album for the PENTATONE label, following \"Love at Last,\" is \"Dis Land (This Country),\" which focuses on the history of American music. Davens has completed an album with a strong message while tracing the history of the United States.\n\n\n\nThis year (2024) marks the 100th anniversary of the first performance of Gershwin's \"Rhapsody in Blue. To commemorate this anniversary, Davens commissioned Edmar Colon, the greatest saxophonist and arranger of our time, to arrange the piece, and \"Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined\" was born. As the title suggests, the piece was reconstructed and reimagined into a large piece with a playing time of over 27 minutes. The piece looks back on a century of immigration and change in the United States, and features ethnic Chinese instruments such as the erhu, batadrums, and Afro-Caribbean percussion instruments. It is a strong expression of the coexistence of all races living on this continent.This premiere and world premiere recording under the direction of Edwin Outwater was a great success. This work has been released on various distribution sites and is attracting attention as a hot new work mainly in the United States.\n\n\n\nIn the final track, Davens reads liner notes (poems) written by Davens, backed by historical recordings of Rhapsody in Blue played by Gershwin and his own performance. The music traces the history of the United States, with Davens' performance and poetry. The booklet also includes numerous photographs.\n\n*No Japanese obi is included.\n\n\n\nSound sources used in some of the songs\n\n(1)There'll Be Some Changes Made \/ Ethel Waters (vocal) \u0026amp; The Jazz Masters (Black Swan Records, 1921)\n\n(4)Birdsong (nature sound recorded in Arizona by Michael Begay)\n\n(10)Rhapsody in Blue \/ George Gershwin(piano) \u0026amp; Paul Whiteman Orchestra(Victor, 1924)\n\n\n\n(King International)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pentatone Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50163633357089,"sku":"8717306262002","price":79.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/8717306262002.jpg?v=1723532051","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-pl\/products\/8717306262002","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}