NEW RELEASE STEVE SLAGLE TRIO ‘ALIVE IN HARLEM’ on Panorama Records Look for on all major Platforms
Mid- JUNE 2020 !!
LISTEN IN GOOD HEALTH! LONG LIVE THE POWER OF MUSIC!
RECORDED AT BIRDS NEST STUDIOS IN WESTB HARLEM NYC
1)DEWEY SQ.—This great composition by Bird was written when he was staying at the Dewey Sq. Hotel in Harlem and I arranged it with an extended latin vamp at the end that many forget he in fact started the song with.
2)ALIVE—This is our title cut and the first piece we recorded for this session.I kind of re-wrote it for this new trio and feel this is the definitive version,done 1st take.
3)BELIEVER—I wrote this ballad very quickly first on piano and arranged it recently for Joe Lovano’s Nonet which debuted it at Birdland. I like it bare with the trio and it expresses my feelings in these times.
4)SISTER—I have daughters and they all have a swagger which is in this song….written when my youngest was first born the refrain is “Hey- Little- Sister!”
5)I REMEMBER YOU—We love playing a great old song like this. Intro and all the rest is off the cuff and in true inspiration from the song, to improvise on and on,even the ending….
6)BARBARA—The great Horace Silver has always been one of my favorite composers and bandleaders.This one in particular from his ‘late period’ seemed perfect for my flute.
7)REDEMPTION SONG—This is my favorite song of this kind. Some called them ‘protest songs’ and the lyrics are really a big part of this great composition. It is the only recording I’ve done with my LOW-A Yanagisawa saxophone, a deep instrument! STEVE SLAGLE
RECORDED IN HONOR OF ‘BIRD’S 100TH YEAR CENTENNIAL!!!
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Mingus Big Band 0n Europe 10/19
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On the streets of London where we did a sold-out week at famed Ronnie Scots Club + at a bus stop in Croatia weeks later on the road,a grueling tour but great band and audiences!
STEVE SLAGLE IN CONCERT AT SENATE GARAGE KINGSTON ,NY
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OK NOW FOR SOMETHING REALLY DIFFERENT:
Vessel: NYC trip to a new Iconic spot!
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LYDIA & SOPHIA CAN BE SEEN IN 2 OF THESE SHOTS ,ONE IN FRONT OF THE VESSEL AND ONE ‘ALL UP IN IT’! THE 1ST ONE IS FROM THE VERY TOP LOOKING DOWN.(NOT FOR ANYONE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS,OR SHY OF CLIMBING A BUNCH OF STAIRS(BUT U CAN TAKE YOUR TIME,NO RUSH…..COOL PLACE,UNIQUE VIBE…..
“A.M.(Alto Manhattan)”Alto ManhattanSTEVE SLAGLEAudio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.1. “A.M.(Alto Manhattan)” — STEVE SLAGLE4:092. “Opener” — STEVE SLAGLE6:463. “HEY PAPA!” — STEVE SLAGLE3:534. “FAMILY” — STEVE SLAGLE7:055. “Self Portrait In 3 Colors”6:40
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Saxophonist, flutist and composer Steve Slagle makes his home in New York City. He has released 20 CD’s as a leader, and performed on countless others. His many original compositions are published by Slagle Music, BMI worldwide. Steve was musical director of the Mingus Big Band for many years, and wrote many of the bands arrangements as well with Joe Lovano’s Nonet, of which he is a member. He has received two Grammy Awards for recordings with each of those groups and continues his association with them. As a leader, Steve concentrates on new sounds and new compositions as a performer, bandleader and recording artist.
