York Sessions

by Paul Aitken

supported by
ironfistgreg
ironfistgreg thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

1.
Two Moons 08:15
info
2.
Long Gone 06:17
info
3.
Padinam 07:36
info
4.
Song of Forgiving 07:46
info
5.
Of Travellers And Thieves 06:05
info
6.
One Up (One Down) 04:34
info
7.
The Angels 04:45
info
8.
Phase Two 07:29
info

about

York Sessions is my second independent release under his own name. Recorded in the spring of 2001, this CD reached #1 on the CHRW Radio Western jazz charts where it stayed for the whole of that following summer. Featuring some of Toronto’s finest young musicians, York Sessions is another collection of all original material. There are some re-workings of tunes heard on Live at the Jack Lyons Concert Hall, along with newer compositions. This album is in a slightly more traditional modern jazz framework: the swinging "One Up (One Down)" and "Two Moons" are evidence of that. There are tips of the hat to the funkier sounds of Keith Jarrett, and also some tunes influenced by Pat Metheny, one of my idols.

Thanks to...Sean Dalton and Michael Coghlan at York University for co-ordination assistance, Wes Cheang and Scott McCutcheon for the Mini-disc recorders, Mike Tamasi for the effects processor, Theo Schachter for mastering software, Brad Van der Zanden at SOCAN, Kevin Greene, Jeff Floyd, AFM Local #279, The Bacchus Lounge, London; Brewery Bay, Orillia; The New PL, John Sharpe at SCENE, and Andreas Gripp at CHRW Radio Western.

Recording and cover image by Paul Aitken

credits

released June 1, 2001

Paul Aitken - guitar
Stephen Macdonald - saxophones
Dan Austin - bass
Jamie Messum - drums

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Paul Aitken image

Paul Aitken London, Ontario

I'm a guitarist based in London, Ontario, Canada.

I'm a busy side-person playing with a lot of Southwestern Ontario's finest singer-songwriters. I also lead my own trio, which plays improvised instrumental music.

BFA, Jazz Performance/Musicology (York)

MA, Music Criticism (McMaster)

PhD, Communications and Media Studies (Leeds). ... more

contact / help

Contact Paul Aitken

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

Paul Aitken recommends:

If you like Paul Aitken, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Eclectic South African Sounds and Essential Reissues Highlighted.

 listen now