Entity Neil Cowley Trio

• 1 Marble 05:41
• 2 Those Claws 03:33
• 3 V&A 04:33
• 4 Father Daughter 04:48
• 5 Brood 03:40
• 6 Adam Alphabet 03:16
• 7 Photo Box 04:06
• 8 Lemon Meringue 03:48
• 9 Shoop 04:43
• 10 Sir Benjamin 03:38
• 11 Entity 05:12
• Total Runtime 46:58

Info for Entity

In einem freudigen Wiedersehen nach einer langen, 7-jährigen Pause versammelt sich das Neil Cowley Trio wieder und entstand zu einer kreativ inspirierten Aufnahme, "Entity", ihrem 7. Studioalbum.

Im Jahr 2006 platzte das Neil Cowley Trio mit einem aufregenden Klang, der vor Energie sprudelt; ihre muskulösen Hymnen, galoppierenden Rillen und zarten Momente stellten sie an die Spitze der neuen "Post Jazz"-Bewegung und ebneten den Weg für 6 hochgelobte Alben über 10 Jahre. Cowley drückte dann "Pause", um eine Solokarriere zu verfolgen - nicht weniger erfolgreich - mit Fokus auf Electronica. Jetzt, gerührt von seiner längeren Zeit des einsamen Musikmachens, setzt er ein festes Statement über die Freude, den Komfort und die Belohnungen menschlicher Verbindung im digitalen Zeitalter. Joining Cowley sind seine engen musikalischen Verbündeten, der Bassist Rex Horan und der Schlagzeuger Evan Jenkins; drei Freunde, die sich gegenseitig alles geben.

Cowley ist ein brillanter Komponist und schillernder Pianist und die Trio-Flamme brennt immer noch hell. "Entity" ist eine großartige Rückkehr, um den "Neil Cowley Trio Sound" zu zementieren – kopfnickende wackelige Rillen, Killermelodien, emotional aufgeladene Stücke mit einer glasartigen Zerbrechlichkeit, die durchgehend geschnürt ist. Es ist ein ausgereiftes, anspruchsvolles Album mit tief leidenschaftlicher Musik, zarter Schönheit, Haken und einer Ode an die Freundschaft.

"Entity is a erschreckendes Album. Es ist eine überzeugend originelle Reise, auf die das Trio uns nimmt. Ich empfehle Ihnen von ganzem Herzen, die Reise zu unternehmen, es ist eine Erfahrung, die Sie nicht vergessen werden. To my ears, it's nothing short of a masterpiece of music-making." - ***** UK Vibe

"Eine Meisterklasse in Spannung und Entspannung, bei der selbst die reflektierendsten Songs erzählende Haken verbergen" - **** MOJO

"Sie sind zurück - und so geheimnisvoll, melancholisch und faszinierend wie eh und je... ein Muss für Fans." - **** Jazzwise

"Dies ist ein Album gefüllt mit Melodie, anspruchsvollem Spielen, sofort fängigen Haken und, wie immer von Cowley, einigen witzigen Titeln ... ein Album, in dem Freude und Klangschönheit im Überfluss vorhanden sind." - UK Jazz News

"Cowley is a master of mood...Entity exudes control and restraint...reveals a composer creating music that's understated but still varied in colour and character" - The List

Neil Cowley und seine Kollegen bieten dem Hörer ein mystisches, transzendentes Erlebnis mit ungewöhnlichen Klängen, Musik, die tief in der Tradition verwurzelt ist, aber durch die Offenheit und Freiheit der Improvisatoren auf eine neue, andere Ebene der musikalischen Wahrnehmung gehoben wird. Ein Album, wie es kein zweites gibt. Faszinierend! (Jacek Brun, jazz-fun.de)

Neil Cowley, Klavier
Rex Horan, Bass
Evan Jenkins, Schlagzeug

Produziert, gemischt von Ethan Johns
Mastered by Tony Cousins

Neil Cowley Trio
As a young boy, London-born Neil Cowley studied classical music at the prestigious Royal Academy, and by the age of 10 had performed a Shostakovich piano concerto to a full house at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

By his mid-teens, Cowley had joined a friend in a Blues Brothers tribute band, “as a way” he says “of getting into pubs”, yet the London pub circuit served him well – he learned to play classic, old school Rnb in a number of bands whose members had come from, or went on to great things. By the age of 17 he turned his back on formal training altogether, and entered the world of pop. He went on to record and tour with some of the best soul and funk bands of the day, including The Pasadenas, 4 years with the Brand New Heavies, and Zero 7, until in 2002 he formed his own band, Fragile State.

As one half of the Fragile State production duo, Cowley set the world of jazzy chill-out music alight and produced two critically acclaimed albums, from which came Four-Four-Four, a track that was later licensed by Vodafone for a nationwide commercial. When the record company dissolved, Cowley continued to make music; his incredible versatility as a composer saw him producing themes to a number of television programmes and documentaries, drawing on desert blues, chill, jazz and orchestral soundtrack.

Cowley soon began to find the experience of extracting music from a computer chip unbearable, so set forth with his dear friend the piano and a renewed enthusiasm to present creativity without technological hindrance. Cowley began composing and eventually realised a long-standing vision, and formed the Neil Cowley Trio with Richard Sadler on double bass and Evan Jenkins on drums.

In June 2006 Cowley formed his own label, Hide Inside Records, and released the trio’s debut album Displaced, an outstanding album of original recordings that established him as a dazzling pianist and stunning composer. Through his examination of the possibilities of the acoustic piano trio, Cowley created a unique trademark sound that delivered, powerful music of massive dynamic range and contrasts – where ferociously forceful, hook laden melodies sit side by side with reflective, tender pieces capable of heart shattering tenderness. The album was released to huge critical acclaim, and won the 2007 BBC Jazz Award for Best Album.

In February 2007, the Neil Cowley Trio undertook their first full UK tour, revealing Cowley’s instinctive flair and ingenuity as an entertainer. At the heart of their captivating live performances is Cowley’s marvellously English wit, mischievous humour and remarkable rapport with his audience.

In the summer of 2007, the trio recorded their follow-up album, Loud… Louder…Stop for the indie jazz label, Cake. Fizzing with the energy of rock and the surging dynamics of dance music, Cowley solidified his sound, yet stretched the envelope further. Released in March 2008, it placed him and his trio at the forefront of the British ‘Post-Jazz’ movement, and earned them far reaching critical acclaim from across the musical spectrum. Mojo hailed the recording as a “Modern Classic”, and listed it in their ’50 Best Albums’ of that year. The trio became noted for blurring the boundaries between jazz and other genres, and, dubbed ‘Jazz for Radiohead fans’, they found themselves with a diverse touring schedule that would take them from Glastonbury and the iTunes Festival to the infamous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. A TV appearance on Later with Jools, a Mojo cover- mounted CD (a celebratory reworking of the Beatle’s Revolution), and a Guinness commercial inched them further toward crossover status.

In the meantime, dedication to his trio would see Cowley decline various invitations to appear as side man on other projects. However, his contribution to the platinum-selling 19, the debut recording from Adele, and in particular his poignantly expressive intro to the stand-out Hometown Glory is now legendary. More recently, Cowley has collaborated with the Stereophonics on their current album, Keep Calm and Carry On.

Radio Silence is Cowley’s third album and undoubtedly his most cohesive recording to date. It is released in April 2010 on one of the UK’s most exciting Indie labels, Naim Jazz, and though the recording does not stray too far from the Cowley template, it represents the sound of a band fully comfortable in their unique sonic skin. It is the record that Cowley has been working towards, seizing the magical empathy of his unit, who, with thousands of hours under their belt have learnt to breathe and listen as one.

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