Memoir by Ben Matthews
At the beginning of 2017 and with no particular goal in mind, I began recording solo piano improvisations. Throughout the year as I felt like it, I would set up the recording gear, sit and play. It was in September that I realised that I had more than enough recorded music to create another solo piano album, and so all that was left was to choose my favourites.
The pieces from Memoir are entirely improvised, fleeting moments and moods now preserved. They have not been edited in any way, and are the first and only take and attempt of each piece. May these moments bring you warmth, calm and stillness as you peregrinate through your day-to-day.
The music in this album is inspired by pianists composers Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy), Herbie Hancock, Ludovico Einaudi, Joe Hisaishi (Studio Ghibli) and Denny Zeitlin. Album photography by Glynn Lavender.
Thank you for listening! :)
Tracklist
| 1. | As She Listened | 7:30 |
| 2. | A Summer's Rainy Day | 6:23 |
| 3. | Meraki | 7:58 |
| 4. | Convalesce | 5:28 |
| 5. | To Mend Vexation | 2:28 |
| 6. | Spirit of the Wind and Storms | 8:48 |
| 7. | Stillness | 6:39 |
Credits
Ben Matthews - Piano
Glynn Lavender - Photography
License
All rights reserved.Tags
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Ben Matthews is a jazz pianist with neoromantic and film score influences.
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