Photographic distractions or valued memories
It was a delight finding my first digital photos taken in November 2000. Photos of my old school mate Simon H Fell playing Double Bass gig at the Grapes in Sheffield
It was a delight finding my first digital photos taken in November 2000. Photos of my old school mate Simon H Fell playing Double Bass gig at the Grapes in Sheffield
The improvisation starts with a tonal arpeggio followed by tonal clusters and then a melody culminates in a declaration of chords.
The tonal clusters give way to chromatic romanticism, reminiscent of early Schoenbergian motives that melt away to another declamatory statement.
There is pathos, loneliness, and it is like a slight chill in the north air at the onset of winter. The opening brass takes your imagination to the northern collieries.
It was the 3rd June 2022, the Queen’s Jubilee and a public holiday for Britain. In Otley the Parish Church bells would ring at three o’clock in the afternoon. This was an opportunity to not to be missed to record the unique sound of the recently refurbished bells.
The album Elements features Steve Kenny and Vic Berry guitar improvisations from their prolific period 2007-2010, release date 28 August 2021.