Eastwood

Eastwood Symphonic is a tribute from Kyle Eastwood to his father Clint Eastwood. It takes the form of a contemporary musical walk into the heart of the legendary actor-director's extraordinary career. As a young man, Kyle Eastwood appeared in a few films made by his father, but what has united them above all else is their mutual passion for music. It is precisely that passion, so dear to Clint and such an everyday part of Kyle's life today, which has bound their relationship so closely over the years. As bassist and frontman of a sparkling jazz quintet, he has already released one album, 2009's Cinematic, that takes up themes written for the silver screen. For Eastwood Symphonic, which fully embraces some of the music that has figured so prominently in his father's films, Kyle has chosen to have his quintet join by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) led by Grammy Award-winning conductor, Gast Waltzing. This family collaboration is a unique album that comes alongside a film produced by Arte.

Kyle Eastwood's fourth recording takes the bassist into a populist mode, playing music much more on the contemporary side of the jazz dichotomy. Far from a mainstream or swinging date, the acoustic and electric bassist seems as if he's determined to compose music for the screenplay in his head from his time spent in Paris, France, where this was recorded. The fine drummer Manu Katche, keyboardist Eric Legnini, and trumpeter Till Brцnner are focused into making this music less standardized and more rhythm & blues oriented. It's produced by longtime collaborator Michael Stevens with help from the son of Miles Davis, Erin Davis, and sports the quadruple attachment to Eastwood's Rendezvous production company and Chick Corea's manager, Ron Moss.

Alan James Eastwood - Seeds (1971) {President–Cherry Tree CRTREE015 rel 2014}
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Rock / Country / Folk / World Music

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1971 album. Alan James 'Bugsy' Eastwood was a renowned musician and singer who came to prominence in the late 1960s with rock band the Exception. He sadly passed away in 2007 but his music continues to attract cult status. SEEDS - his debut solo album - was issued on President in 1971 and has never been on CD. a prized artifact among fans of Acid Folk, original vinyl copies have sold for up to £1500. This welcome reissue boasts numerous bonus tracks new to CD, culled from various non-album singles on President, including folk-funk rarities 'Moonchild' and 'Closer to the Truth'. SEEDS was produced by Mike Cooper and includes bonus tracks by Eastwood & Powell (Powell being Mike Cooper's partner and noted '60s singer Marilyn Powell).