Sean Malone (USA) - Cortlandt (1996) [mp3@224] [Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Rock]

Sean Malone - Cortlandt



Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Progressive rock

Label: AudioImage

Released: 1996





Releases information



Cortlandt (1996) is the first solo CD by bassist/composer Sean Malone. It features a rich tapestry of musical styles, from fusion, to world music, to the Baroque. It contains, as Sean puts it "a lot of the bits and pieces that never made it to the setlists of the groups I've played in" with a focus on fusion melody and harmony (Controversy, Splinter, Giant Steps). As much as it is a showcase for performance, Cortlandt is the freshman offering of Sean's composition and arranging skills, utilizing an array of textures and instrumentation.

Fans of Cynic and Gordian Knot have sought out this little-known disc, but should be warned that it doesn't serve as a 'prequel' to Gordian Knot; it's a chance to hear Sean stretch out as a bassist and début as a composer in a fusion setting.





Track listing:



1. Controvery

2. Splinter

3. Fisher's Gambit

4. Hand Full of Earth

5. Giant Steps

6. At Taliesin

7. Big Sky Wanting

8. The Big Idea

9. Bonus track



Line-up:



Sean Malone - Stick, Bass, Prog.

Bob Brunin - Guitar

Caputo - Guitar

Reeves Gabrels - Guitar

Trey Gunn - Warr Guitar

Sean Reinert - Drums,percussions





Biography:



Malone has played as a session member for groups ranging from Brazilian jazz to English pop. He was the bassist for Florida technical metal unit Cynic during their Focus period. Malone has continued as a studio bassist since leaving the band, performing on over fifty records to date. He has also authored three books, "Music Theory for Bassists," "Dictionary Of Bass Grooves," and "A Portrait of Jaco: The Solos Collection" (a book of transcriptions of Jaco Pastorius bass solos) for the Hal Leonard Corporation. In the academic field, Malone has had papers on theory and music cognition published and given presentations at conferences such as the Society for Music Theory and The Glenn Gould Conference, and is teacher as well as finishing his Doctoral studies in Music Theory at the University of Oregon.



He also assembled and recorded the self-titled Gordian Knot debut, Gordian Knot, released in 1998. The album has contributions from Sean Reinert (Cynic), Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower, Spastic Ink) and John Myung (Dream Theater). A second Gordian Knot album, Emergent, had appearances from Bill Bruford (Yes) and Steve Hackett (Genesis, GTR).