Tag Archives: Origin Classical
Ambient Resonances
Abstract and mostly lyrical works for marimba and vibraphone. Play!
Naama Liany–Daydream
Mezzo soprano performs highly varied composers’ works. Mompou’s especially nice!
Rich Pellegrin–Solitude
Lyrical, impressionistic solo piano improvisations. Play!
Dan Dean–Fanfare for the Common Man
Vocal renditions of recognizable classical works by Holst, Bach, Mendelssohn and others.
Doug Lofstrom–Music for Strings
Elegant, contemporary works for strings with nice plucking accents!
Michael Waldrop–Time Frames
A mix of percussion instruments, with strings and other instrments on some pieces–jazz and classical, gracious and lively marimba! Play!
Minerva
Idit Shner has commissioned these recent works for saxophone and piano, lilting and flowing. Play!
Aaron Lington–Secondary Impressions
Contemporary transcriptions or originals for bass saxophone and piano. Very nice!
The Pythiad–Jim Gailloreto’s Jazz String Quintet
Vocal works with string quintet, more classical than jazz, hence released under Origin’s Classical branch. Nice pieces, especially Jaco Pastorius.
Jim Knapp–Approaching Vyones
Jim Knapp’s Scrape performs his classical/jazz hybrids (more classical than jazz). Trks 9 + 10 very slow! Trk 8 particularly nice.
Le Merle Noir
Saxophonist Idit Shner’s 2nd release, accompanied with piano on most tracks. Modern to contemporary pieces by Bozza, Glass, Messiaen and others. Play most!