Thursday, May 25, 2017

Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington - Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Five (OA2 RECORDS 2017)


With the fifth album from their decade-long collaboration, the Nova Scotia-based trumpeter and Bay-Area baritone saxophonist are at their most ambitious. With eight new large ensemble compositions for a big band that includes friends and colleagues from their days at the University of North Texas, they further solidify a captivating musical partnership that restlessly pursues new vehicles for their compositions and musical visions.

1. Two Views (Lington) 4:58
2. I Remember Every Day (Lington) 8:11
3. Charting Stars (Tynan) 9:42
4. Karma's Song (Tynan) 5:28
5. Four Taiwanese Folk Melodies (Lington) 15:32
6. 'Sup? (Lington) 7:51
7. Little Wheels (Tynan) 9:12
8. More Than Just a Single Road (Tynan) 4:28

Aaron Lington - Co-leader, Baritone Saxophone
Paul Tynan - Co-leader, Trumpet, Flugelhorn

SAXES:
BOBBY SELVAGGIO - Sop, Alto Saxes,
Alto Clarinet, Flute
STEVE JONES - Alto Sax, Clarinet
DAVE LOWN - Tenor Sax, Flute
MARCUS WOLFE - Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet
AARON LINGTON - Baritone Sax

TRUMPET/FLUGELHORN:
JASON LEVI
PAUL TYNAN
KEN EDWARDS
DANIEL MATTHEWS
MICAH BELL (5)

TROMBONES:
PAUL COMPTON
CARL LUNDGREN
ALEX DUBROV
JOSH BROWN (Bass Tr.)

RHYTHM:
NOEL JOHNSTON - Electric & Nylon String Guitars
JOSH HANLON - Piano
MIKE LUZECKY - Acoustic & Electric Basses
STOCKTON HELBING - Drums

Conducted by CRAIG MARSHALL

Produced by Aaron Lington, Paul Tynan, and Stockton Helbing 
Executive Producers: Andrea Bacon, Edward Porter 
Recorded on July 7-8, 2016 at Crystal Clear Sound, Dallas, TX 
Engineer: Kent Stump 
Mixed on July 9-10, 2016 at Crystal Clear Sound, Dallas, TX 
Mixed by Kent Stump, Aaron Lington, Paul Tynan 
Mastered by Phil Bulla at Platinum Productions, Monroe, NY 
Paintings courtesy of T30 Gallery 
Cover design & layout by John Bishop