Composer: KADAR KHAN/ JIM PUGH; TAMAMI TONO; GRAHAM ASHTON; SUZANNE FARRIN; CARLOS FRANZETTI

Tracks/ Timings: Kadar Khan/ Jim Pugh: Raga [14.35]; Tamami Tono: Kei - Scenes of Spirits (i) Flowers - Spring [3.06] (ii) Birds - Summer [4.11] (iii) Winds - Autumn [3.08] (iv) Moon - Winter [4.25]; Graham Ashton: Birdsong [13.05]; Suzanne Farrin: All Sides Endlessness [6.18]; Carlos Franzetti: Brass Tango [9.59]

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The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble boldly explores new repertoire for brass from different cultures around the globe, with an incredible line up of composers and instrumentalists from different disciplines and musical spheres. A melting pot of Indian ragas, Japanese Gagaku, Argentinian tangos and ancient Celtic tradition, via American improvised and classical music, gives rise to a release of sparkling originality, where daring instrumentations are perfectly matched with sublime performances from this true ‘world’ ensemble.
"A really worth-while extension of the brass ensemble repertoire…Recommended unreservedly." Musical Pointers
"One of the most striking divergences has come from the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble, a U.S. group that has offered several contemporary experiments ... The detailed notes to the first piece, Raga (performed with Indian tabla player Ustad Kadar Khan and his wife, sitarist Bina Kalavant), are well worth scrutinizing for their detailed and conscientious approach to the problem of cross-cultural collaboration ... The program is so diverse that it's easy to forget you're listening to a brass album - but the medium links all the music together. Highly recommended for ... new experiences in collaboration" All Music Guides USA