Raynald Colom - A Million Dreams [CD]

WHIRLWIND RECORDINGS

£10.80

Cat. no: WR4788
Format: CD
Barcode: 0655498298158
Release Date: 13 Jan 2023
Genre: Jazz

Trumpeter Raynald Colom immediately captivates with the hauntingly beautiful dream-like opening notes of his live recording, A Million Dreams. Colom demands the listener's attention throughout the cohesive eight- track outing, alongside
pianist Tony Tixier, Joe Sanders on double bass and Francesco Ciniglio on drums. French- born and Barcelona- based, Colom is a seasoned musician inspired by many genres and artforms, but with frm roots in famenco.

Unbounded by strict genre defnition, Colom is a self- confessed obsessive of Scriabin's 'Color Symbolism' and a frm believer in the free-fowing equal journey of music. A Million Dreams documents a truly magical live experience, transporting listeners to the Italian town of Pontinia, where the album was recorded. Colom adopts a fuid approach to his craft, preferring to be guided by the music and environment around him. This working quartet of many infuences is free of hierarchy and the tacit interplay between the four is crucial to Colom.

The record opens with Colom's "Wholeness". The immersive track is based on Scriabin's colour concept and is inspired by sunrise in Barcelona, specifcally the colour between blue and orange: "it's really an ode to my city Barcelona, where I grew up musically." The momentum fuctuates organically as depictions of the city awakening are realised through metropolitan soundscapes.

"Flamenco is part of my musical DNA," states Colom and he and Ciniglio demonstrate this with their enthralling dynamic driving rhythms on Paco de Lucia's 'Zyriab/el Alcazar de Sevilla', giving Colom an opportunity to show off his exceptional famenco chops, the other tracks include "September in the Rain", which serves as a tender tribute to Roy Hargrove.

The album title comes from an interview with Duke Ellington in which he's asked, 'what goes through your head when you play?' and Ellington answers: "a million dreams." Colom says, "I love that concept. Basically, that's what we're trying to do. We're not thinking about notes, we're thinking about dreams."

CD Tracks: Wholeness / When Logan Meets Miro / Sketches Set Seven / Stablemates / The Peacocks / Zyriab/ El Alcazar De Sevilla / Powder Keg / September In The Rain