Description:

Second ECM release in 2019 by UK ordered pianist/composer. Downs, who made his ECM debut in 2018 with Obsidian, a mostly solo church organ piece, takes over a further narrative and expands and develops his process and core ideas in this second ECM release. This work places the organ in a broader context, but incorporates the piano into a larger compositional picture. In addition to long-time Downes associates such as saxophonist Tom Challenger, cellist Lucy Railton, and drummer Seb Rockford, the album also marks the first musical encounter with Norwegian guitarist Stian Vesterhofs. (C)RS