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Spark and Luminance by Tom McCarthy
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fave it Jam-band | Jazz Fusion
6 tracks | 49 minutes
Released Jun 2003
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 11:34 A New Road lyrics BUY MP3 11:34 A New Road lyrics "GIFT MP3" 11:34 A New Road
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 09:21 Rasa Diri lyrics BUY MP3 09:21 Rasa Diri lyrics "GIFT MP3" 09:21 Rasa Diri
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:47 The Quiet Light lyrics BUY MP3 07:47 The Quiet Light lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:47 The Quiet Light
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 10:44 The Journey Home lyrics BUY MP3 10:44 The Journey Home lyrics "GIFT MP3" 10:44 The Journey Home
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:23 A New Road (Reprise) lyrics BUY MP3 02:23 A New Road (Reprise) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:23 A New Road (Reprise)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:31 Coffee from Kashgar lyrics BUY MP3 07:31 Coffee from Kashgar lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:31 Coffee from Kashgar
Tom McCarthy and Luminance Ensemble are jazz, dark, electric, psychedelic and ambient.
Bio / Background
Originally conceived as a set to be performed live by the as-then unrealised dream of a Luminance Ensemble -- an electric/acoustic ensemble that could assume different quantities of personel as the musical situation requires -- Tom McCarthy’s second album made a step forward in terms of compositional forms. Only one piece was intended to be a mere skeletal vehicle for inspired improvisation, "Coffee from Kashgar". And what improvising! Premier Chicago saxophonist Jim Gailloreto and veteran keyboardist Fred Simon bookend McCarthy's solo here, which borrows from the fiery abandon and flamenco flourishes of early "Mountain in the Clouds"-era John McLaughlin. Elsewhere, McCarthy draws on contrasting rhythmic and chordal motifs, which are exploited by the powerful rhythm section of bassist Larry Kohut and drummer Tom Hipskind with Simon on Fender Rhodes keyboard.
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