JOURNEY

David Renaud

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Journey’ is an expose of discovery and exploration. What might a jazz scherzo sound like? ‘Rerun’ exploits a simple motif I wrote forty years ago, ‘Sophie’s Waltz’ is a contrafact on ‘Alice in Wonderland’, dedicated to my Read more

Journey’ is an expose of discovery and exploration. What might a jazz scherzo sound like? ‘Rerun’ exploits a simple motif I wrote forty years ago, ‘Sophie’s Waltz’ is a contrafact on ‘Alice in Wonderland’, dedicated to my youngest daughter, ‘Summer lullaby’ began as a composition exercise by my oldest daughter incorporating modal interchange. ‘Tiny Tim’ is rooted in a limerick I was reciting the hour my first grandson was born, and I played out at the piano spontaneously. The tune ‘Journey’ is a personal expose exploring harmonic ideas I had not embraced before. ‘M.T.T.’ is a 12-tone melody Steve composed, harmonized and adapted to a jazz idiom. Steve composed ‘Prime Seas’ while on a cruise ship gig choosing phrase groupings of prime numbers. ‘A Blues From Jennifer’ is developed from motifs of one of Steve’s mentors found when he inherited boxes of her music. We both have strong roots in both classical and jazz and thus included a piece by Gottschalk, ‘O Ma Charmante’ as a classical/jazz crossover work. How appropriate to conclude with Steve’s composition ‘Unfinished Plans’; for life offers more opportunity than time. and the musical negotiation, the journey continues.

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    02 Prime Seas 4:39
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    03 Petit Jazz Scherzo 4:19
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    04 A Blues From Jennifer 5:46
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    05 Tiny Tim 2:42
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    06 Journey 5:09
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    07 M.T.T 4:58
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    08 Rerun 2:27
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    09 Summer Lullaby 4:59
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    10 O Ma Charmante 5:54
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First Love

David Renaud & Brian Browne

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Dave Renaud is a Jazz clarinet with a lyrical fluidity reflective of his classical background but reflectove of decades of experience in the jazz idiom. He is an Ottawa based Jazz woodwind and clarinet player who brings a Read more
Dave Renaud is a Jazz clarinet with a lyrical fluidity reflective of his classical background but reflectove of decades of experience in the jazz idiom. He is an Ottawa based Jazz woodwind and clarinet player who brings a wealth of diversity to the table. Dave is an associate professor of clarinet at Carleton University, a regular extra with NAC orchestra pops concerts, pit musician, studio musician, and very active freelancer.

Montreal-born pianist Brian Browne has long been regarded as one of the leading proponents of jazz piano in Canada. Browne's distinctive, bluesy piano style swings with traces of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner and Bill Evans, yet the sound is unmistakably his own.

"First Love" has many faces. The music that early in life first provided a way back. Featuring clarinet, my first wind instrument and first study. The album is dedicated to my wife , Manon, who has given so much. A first album release. I've included two spiritual tunes, Amazing Grace and A Closer Walk With Thee , touching on that which completed the journey. The Boesendorfer grand piano used is one I rebuilt, voiced, and tuned, a trade I also love. Life presents more opportunity then time, and life is full of music. This first album captures moments reflecting upon the journey. Integrated into its framework are elements representing everything that has been most important.
Many thanks to Brian Browne. His piano sessions captured great creativity , sensitivity, and care. Beautiful, sensible jazz that inspired the clarinet trax. Also, thank you to Mike Mullin who assisted with so many technical aspects of this recording.
"Beautiful Love" is the theme, "Alone Together" is the paradigm, "Georgia" is longing for something or someone afar off, "All of You" is the invitation, "Amazing Grace" is the offering, "Night and Day" is the commitment, "I Love You" is the result, "Just a Closer Walk" is the journey, "I'm Old Fashioned" is the disposition, "Where is Love" is the question, and "When You Wish Upon a Star" is about hopes and dreams as we look to the future.

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