Paying tribute to his musical inspiration John Coltrane, Finnish/NY electric guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim leads a quartet with Silvia Bolognesi on contrabass, Tiziano Tononi on drums & percussion, and Emanuele Parrini on violin, as they perform five Coltrane compositions and two Bjorkenheim originals, a superlative homage to technical brilliance and conceptual vision.
Label: Long Song Records Catalog ID: LSRCD154/2020 Squidco Product Code: 28451
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2020 Country: Italy Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels Recorded at Real Sound Studio, in Milano, Italy, on April 12th an 13th, 2019, by Ettore Gilardoni.
"Avant jazz and rock guitar ace Raoul Bjorkenheim pays tribute to his musical hero and paragon John Coltrane, with this new work comprising five covers and two originals. "Solar Winds" shines with passion, warmth, and energy in its purest form, in an innovative and unusual guitar/violin/bass and drums quartet. All the Italian musicians demonstrate experience of the highest caliber, joining Raoul on this album for a collective song of praise dedicated to the immense heritage of John William Coltrane: musician, illuminated human being, and inspiration for all. This visionary music sees Bjorkenheim delivering his own sheets of sound with layers of highly electric fretwork reminescent of the best guitar jazz and rock, looking at the past and the future simultaneously. The musicians supporting him in this project literally send his guitar and the music into space."-Long Song