Ebony Wright – Wildpony Summer 2010 11 Lookbook

Brandon Wright avoids many of the mistakes made by young jazz artists on their debut recordings as leaders. Recruiting a band that is heavy with veterans, including trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, pianist David Kikoski, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and the heavily in-demand drummer Matt Wilson, the tenor saxophonist is stimulated by the wealth of experience surrounding him…

Dissimilar Views is an extraordinary emotional roller coaster ride through instrumental music moods and styles. It is melodic, thematic and at times esoteric, but it is always instantly accessible.
Dissimilar Views incorporates influences and textures from outside the traditional electronic music sphere alongside what was becoming David's recognisable style. The breathtaking musical odyssey gathers in music from the aborted Korce Project and several live performances, including a UK Electronica.

You really must get this and all their albums (this is really their third, the first is hard to find). This latest effort captures more of their live show power…

A Hot Summer Night was filmed and recorded live on 6th August 1983, at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, CA, with an audience of 18,000 fans, during the second-leg of Donna Summer’s 1983 Hard For The Money tour, which supported the recently released She Works Hard For The Money album. Restored from the analogue video tapes, this is the concert’s debut album release and therefore the makes it a perfect sequel to 1978’s Live And More. The set-list includes MacArthur Park, Love Is In Control…, Bad Girls Medley, On The Radio and Last Dance, as well as performances with special guests Musical Youth, her sisters Dara and Mary Ellen on an extended showpiece version of Woman, as well as closing the show with her eldest daughter Mimi, performing State Of Independence.

A Hot Summer Night was filmed and recorded live on 6th August 1983, at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, CA, with an audience of 18,000 fans, during the second-leg of Donna Summer’s 1983 Hard For The Money tour, which supported the recently released She Works Hard For The Money album. Restored from the analogue video tapes, this is the concert’s debut album release and therefore the makes it a perfect sequel to 1978’s Live And More. The set-list includes MacArthur Park, Love Is In Control…, Bad Girls Medley, On The Radio and Last Dance, as well as performances with special guests Musical Youth, her sisters Dara and Mary Ellen on an extended showpiece version of Woman, as well as closing the show with her eldest daughter Mimi, performing State Of Independence.