Cantilena (album)
Encyclopedia
Cantilena is the second album by the English jazz
group First House, featuring Ken Stubbs, Django Bates
, Mick Hutton and Martin France
. It was released on the ECM
label in 1989.
Allmusic awards this album with 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
group First House, featuring Ken Stubbs, Django Bates
Django Bates
Django Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...
, Mick Hutton and Martin France
Martin France
Martin France is an English jazz drummer based in London. He has been the rhythmic backbone on more than 60 albums working with some of the world's finest musicians....
. It was released on the ECM
ECM (record label)
ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
label in 1989.
Allmusic awards this album with 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Track listing
- "Cantilena" (Ken Stubbs) – 3:32
- "Underfelt" (Django BatesDjango BatesDjango Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...
) – 4:55 - "Dimple" (Bates) – 3:53
- "Sweet Williams" (Bates) – 8:44
- "Low-Down (Toytown)" (Stubbs) – 9:24
- "Hollyhocks" (Bates) – 3:26
- "Madeleine After Prayer" (Eddie ParkerEddie Parker (musician)Eddie Parker is an English jazz flautist and composer.As well as being one of Britain's leading jazz flautists, Eddie is a multi-instrumentalist and often plays keyboards during live performances and workshops....
) – 1:49 - "Shining Brightly" (Stubbs) – 4:15
- "Jay-Tee" (Bates) – 3:58
- "Pablo" (Stubbs) – 3:15
Personnel
- Ken Stubbs - alto saxophone
- Django BatesDjango BatesDjango Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...
- piano, tenor horn - Mick Hutton - bass
- Martin FranceMartin FranceMartin France is an English jazz drummer based in London. He has been the rhythmic backbone on more than 60 albums working with some of the world's finest musicians....
- drums