0805552220421

Seaside

William Flynn

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Format: CD

Cat No: OA222204

Release Date:  09 December 2022

Label:  OA2 Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  0805552220421

Genres:  Jazz  Contemporary  

  • Description

    Halfway through his fourth year teaching at Wichita State University, guitarist William Flynn found himself on the road through the plains of Kansas to
    Florida's Gulf Coast for a month-long artist residency in the idyllic panhandle community of Seaside. The isolation of the ocean-front cottage, away from his life and job allowed for a barely imaginable creative focus, diving into a daily composing regimen and added time for reflection.

    With a band of Kansas City-based musicians - pianist Roger Wilder, bassist Sam Copeland, drummer Brian Steever, and a guest visit from vocalist Emily Merrell - Seaside deals an inspired modern jazz sound, revealing melodies and harmonies captured during a particularly rich creative episode in Flynn's career.

    "The mention of Wichita inevitably recalls the title of the Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays album As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls. In this case it is an apt
    comparison, as Flynn's music shares similar bucolic atmosphere and song-like melodicism." Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Follow the Leader
      • 2. January
      • 3. Blue Ridge
      • 4. 30A
      • 5. Birthday Song
      • 6. Sea Song
      • 7. Heatwave
      • 8. New Year
      • 9. House on Savannah Street
      • 10. Sundog