Timepieces (Bonus Track Version) Kyle Eastwood

• 1 Caipirinha 07:08
• 2 Blowin' the Blues Away 04:30
• 3 Dolphin Dance 07:22
• 4 Prosecco Smile 05:02
• 5 Vista 08:30
• 6 Peace of Silver 06:51
• 7 Incantation 06:16
• 8 Letters From Iwo Jima 03:41
• 9 Nostalgique 04:34
• 10 Bullet Train 05:13
• 11 Corner of 3rd and 6th Avenue 05:18
• 12 Pfrancing (No Blues) 11:12
• Total Runtime 01:15:37

Info for Timepieces (Bonus Track Version)

Time Pieces, the new album by double-bass player Kyle Eastwood, is a musical self-portrait. Organized around the quintet's often collective compositions, Eastwood offers a couple of covers (Herbie Hancock and Horace Silver) that show his passion for lyrical hard bop, and a fresh interpretation of one of his compositions for the cinema — one of the main focal points of Eastwood's career. Full of melodic elegance and a sustained sense of groove, Time Pieces puts us right at the heart of a modern, contemporary jazz songbook. Eastwood is joined by Brandon Allen on sax, Quentin Collins on trumpet and flugelhorn, Andre McCormack on piano and drummer Ernesto Simpson.

Kyle Eastwood, electric bass, acoustic bass, fretless electric bass
Brandon Allen, tenor and soprano saxophones
Quentin Collins, trumpet, flugelhorn
Andrew McCormack, piano
Ernesto Simpson, drums

Kyle Eastwood
It has been 15 years since bassist Kyle Eastwood burst onto the jazz scene with his 1998 debut, From There To Here. At that moment in his budding career, the press seemed more preoccupied with his paternal lineage (he’s the son of famed actor-director Clint Eastwood) than his music. Over the course of the four subsequent releases – 2004′s Paris Blue, 2005′s Now, 2009′s Metropolitan and 2011′s Songs from the Chateau – Eastwood built up an impressive body of work while earning respect in musician circles. With his sixth release as a leader, The View From Here on the JazzVillage label, he demonstrates a strong command of both electric and upright basses while expanding into more adventurous territory that is informed as much by jazz as it is by world music. “I’ve always loved music from other countries,” says the Carmel, California native who has resided in Paris for the past eight years. “Living in France, you hear a lot of North African and Middle Eastern music, and you can hear some of those influences on this new recording.”

Accompanied by a London-based crew of stellar young musicians worthy of wide recognition — pianist Andrew McCormack, tenor saxophonist Graeme Blevins, trumpeter Quentin Collins and drummer Martyn Kaine — Eastwood and company blend infectious grooves and outstanding improvisations throughout eleven diverse tracks on The View From Here. “They’re all really talented players,” says Eastwood, “and we’ve been playing together for a while now, developing a real band chemistry. We ended up writing a lot of these new tunes together either at rehearsals or out on the road during last year’s tour around Europe. Sometimes I would come up with a couple of ideas or Andrew might bring something in, then everybody would just add on to it after that.”

Booklet for Timepieces (Bonus Track Version)