Tony Coe & John Horler - Dancing in the Dark (album trailer)
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Gearbox presents 'Dancing in the Dark', a live album by British jazz mainstays Tony Coe and John Horler.
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Recorded at St Michael's Church, Appleby, as part of the 2007 Appleby Jazz Festival, the recording takes us through a selection of original repertoire and choice standards, from Horler's own "Piece for Poppy" and Coe's contrafact to Autumn Leaves as "Some Other Autumn", to Bill Evans' "Re: Person I Knew" and Cole Porter's "Night and Day".

Both players push and pull the well-known melodies to suit the moment yet maintain complete synergy with one another, with Horler's Bill Tatum-esque chord voicings and meandering lyrical interludes giving platform to Coe's resounding, cadenza-like improvisations.

Coe recounts this as "one of my very best performances, which would not have been possible without a partner who is one of the finest jazz pianists in the world." The respect from Horler is mutual, with him noting, "Tony was such a great player that it took sometime for me to realise that I could play a bit too..."

Their trust in each other, in the music, and in the moment, rings true with this live performance 'Dancing in the Dark', which finally sees the light of day on LP, CD, and Digital.

Tracklisting

A1 Re: Person I Knew
A2 Night and Day
A3 Body and Soul
A4 Some Other Autumn

B1 Piece for Poppy
B2 Dancing in the Dark
B3 Around in Three
B4 Blue Monk

Recorded at St Michael's Church, Appleby, Thursday 26th July 2007
Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Andy Cleyndert

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