Brian Dickinson

Ballads

<a href="https://modicamusic.bandcamp.com/album/ballads">Ballads by BRIAN DICKINSON</a>

This recording was made in the quiet solitude of my home during Covid lockdown. I was fortunate to have a fresh tuning for my Yamaha C7 and the time to spend with these lovely compositions. Although the arrangements are mine, I clearly owe Bill Evans a lot ot debt for “Minha” and “Noelle’s Theme”. I hope these performances can offer the listener some of the same solace that this process gave me.

Credits

Label: Modica Music

Released November 1, 2023

Track Listing:

Where Are You (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) 5:03
The Star Crossed Lovers (Strayhorn/Ellington) 5:08
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn) 6:26
Bloodcount (Strayhorn) 4:43
The Peacocks (Jimmy Rowles) 5:38
Everything Happens to Me (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) 4:53
Minha (Francis Hime, Ruy Guerra) 4:11
Noelle’s Theme (Michelle Legrand) 4:01
I Loves You Porgy (George and Ira Gershwin) 5:33
Where Are You (reprise) 5:11

Recorded October 12 and 13th, 2020 at Harrison Studios, Port Credit, ON

Mastered by Reuben Ghose at Mojito Mastering

The performances on this recording are dedicated to the memory of Shannon Gunn.
Piano tuning by Wayne Ferguson

Cover art by Janice Dickinson

Special thanks to Peter Cook, Janice Dickinson, Sam Dickinson, Roberto Occhipinti, Camilla Mraz, Jerry Bergonzi, Carol McCartney, Lindsay and Jodie Leong, Summer Skilleter, Sheila Rosenberg, Anna Strever, Neil Swainson, Cathy Mitro, Nancy Walker, Kieran Overs, Peter Telford, friends and family.

All Compositions & Arrangements by Brian Dickinson (SOCAN), 2017

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