JON DURANT & PETER CHILVERS: ALWAYS GOLDEN SANDS & VISTA Songs Continued… English keyboardist Peter Chilvers and American guitarist Jon Durant discuss their collaboration to create and release “Always Golden Sands” and “Vista,” an ambient jazz album in two parts that features a series of stunningly beautiful aural vistas, which blend ECM inspired chamber jazz improvisation with ambient music. For both artists, this recording Big Blend Radio: Listen to his interview here in the YouTube was an opportunity to explore player or download the podcast on Podbean. their introspective sides as well as their textural tendencies. Gentle melodies weave often began with a morning keyboard their way through atmospheric clouds, at times improvisation from Chilvers, which would be reminiscent of Budd and Eno, but with a sense of embellished and transformed by Durant as interplay between the guitar and keys those daylight hit his side of the Atlantic. ambient pioneers left out. More at: https://www.jondurant.rocks and The duo settled into a rhythm of working across http://www.peterchilvers.com distant time zones during the pandemic. Tracks
TODD MOSBY: AERIAL VIEWS Acclaimed Imrat guitarist and composer Todd Mosby discusses his latest album “Aerial Views,” the third in a series of concept albums that highlight the natural elements. From the time he was six years old, Mosby has been in love with flying—and now, on this collection of a dozen towering tracks, he conveys that sensation through his music.
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“Aerial Views” is the third in a interacting in instrumental settings with some series of concept albums that highlight the A-list musicians; Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, natural elements. It follows “Eagle Mountain,” a Michael Manring and Jeff Haynes to name a few. tribute to earth, and “Open Waters,” dedicated The album was produced by the legendary Will to the seas. In conceiving the music for “Aerial Ackerman and Tom Eaton team. Views,” Mosby focused on strong melody and a unique form of harmony inspired by the Imrat More at: https://www.toddmosby.band/ guitar; the bulk of the tracks feature Mosby PAGE 28
