Kirk MacDonald – Generations

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Kirk MacDonald is very happy to present his latest CD Generations. It’s Kirk’s 15th CD as a leader. After recording almost exclusively his own compositions over the past two and a half decades, Kirk MacDonald wanted to return to the music he cut his teeth on. This is a collection of ballads & standards from the Great American Songbook and jazz compositions by a few of his favorite composers. The band spans three generations, with Kirk’s daughter Virginia (clarinet) being the youngest at 23. Neil Swainson (bass), André White (drums) and Kirk are well into their fifties or early sixties, and legendary Harold Mabern (piano) is 82. It is a testament of the timelessness of this art form and of the great compositions contained on this CD, that they could so easily find common ground with the material and each other.

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone | Harold Mabern: piano | Virginia MacDonald: clarinet | Neil Swainson: bass | André White: drums

Tracks:

All the Way – 7:34
Winter Sweet – 6:25
Only Child – 5:22
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – 5:16
La Mesha – 6:29
I Wish I Knew – 5:52
Skylark – 6:51
Peace – 7:06
Emily – 5:01
Lush Life – 7:43

Label: HGBS Blue Records Canada

Mixed by André White & Kirk MacDonald | Recording Engineer: André St. Denis | Assistant Engineer: Phil Holtz | Recorded at Revolution Recording Studio, Toronto, ON, Canada on March 11 & 12, 2018 | Produced by Kirk MacDonald | Artwork, CD design & layout by Lucie Frigault

Kirk MacDonald – Generations

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