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Recommendation of the month (February): Piano + drums + Stravinsky = improvisation. This is the tag line for a new project from drummer Dylan Howe, Steve's eldest son and a key force behind the Steve Howe Trio. Teamed with pianist Will Butterworth, the duo have been playing a scattering of UK dates since late last year with their adaptations of Stravinsky's two most famous pieces, "The Rite of Spring" and "The Firebird". In interviews, Dylan has said he can trace his love of Stravinsky back to Yes's use of "Firebird Suite". A recording of "The Firebird" is expected later in the year, but this self-released album captures the other half of their live set, "The Rite of Spring". Here, they are inspired by Stravinsky's own piano version of the piece, but the pair also bring a jazz approach to harmony and rhythm, complementing the familiar melodies and Stravinsky's own rhythmic experimentation. The simple instrumentation of just piano and drum kit still manages to evoke the splendour of the original orchestration. This album, with its own unique fusion of influences, has lodged in my CD player and my head. |
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| Project | Billy Sherwood | Tony Kaye | Alan White | Geoff Downes | Steve Howe | Rick Wakeman | Jon Anderson | Chris Squire | Trevor Rabin | Jay Schellen | John Wetton | John Payne |
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| Yes |
Oliver Wakeman;
Benoît
David |
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| CIRCA: |
on
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1st album used material co-written with him | Jimmy Haun | ||||||||||
| Yoso |
now left
band |
Bobby Kimball; Lou Molino III; Haun |
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| Psy-Op (Conspiracy spin-off) | Bruce Gowdy; M Sherwood | ||||||||||||
| An All-Star Salute to Christmas | |||||||||||||
| Abbey Road | Steve Lukather |
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| Asia |
Carl Palmer | ||||||||||||
| iCon |
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| Anderson & Wakeman | |||||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||||
| Asia Feat. John Payne | |||||||||||||
| Lisa LaRue's Project 2K9 |
Nikki Squire |