Bridge by Shawn Maxwell
Downbeat Magazine Editors’ Pick, December 2014
“... excellent follow-up to Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance from earlier this year... He’s an artist with unique ideas and his own sound palette, and this disc offers further evidence of his terrific ear for composition and arrangement. This is bold music. Maxwell isn’t afraid to try out new ideas and take chances. On Bridge, that risk-taking pays off - big time.” - Frank Alkyer, Downbeat Magazine, December 2014
“Another enjoyable release from saxophonist and composer Maxwell, whose mix of modern jazz and chamber is typically upbeat, tuneful, complex and unmistakably pretty… Maxwell gets lots of parts moving in concert, experimenting with team-ups of duo and trios of instruments within the fullness of the ensemble play. It gives the album a sense of complexity but allows the ear to focus on smaller interactions… His last album received a strong recommendation in this column, too, and still does.” - Dave Sumner‚ Wondering Sound, October 2014
“The eponymous debut from Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance was a giant step forward for the saxophonist/composer… Maxwell stepped way outside the box, writing music for a dectet that was anything but formulaic or commonplace. Now, less than a year later, Shawn Maxwell’s Alliance returns with the shorter, but no less intriguing, Bridge… a brief album full of rich musical ideas, colorful passages, and unique musical constructs.” - Dan Bilawsky‚ All About Jazz, December 2014
“Rich and deftly conceived arrangements that take you on an intriguing journey.” - George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly, February 2015
“... intensely dramatic with five densely woven compositions that progress logically from one to the next... brief but poignant record.” - Hrayr Attarian, Chicago Jazz Magazine, May 2015
“... unique original compositions...” - Don Lerman, Cadence Magazine, July 2015
“... they let loose to see what they can find outside the usual jazz circles...” - Carol Banks Weber, AXS.com, September 2015
Tracklist
| 1. | Bridge | 4:47 |
| 2. | Monster Shoes | 8:26 |
| 3. | Ava | 8:03 |
| 4. | Sector 7-G | 7:39 |
| 5. | Plan Z | 3:29 |
Credits
Shawn Maxwell: alto saxophone, flute
Casey Fitzpatrick: soprano saxophone
Keri Johnsrud: voice
Stephen Lynerd: vibraphone
Mitch Corso: guitar
Rachel Maxwell: french horn
Meghan Fulton: french horn
Stacy McMichael: bass
Marc Piane: bass
Paul Townsend: drums
Produced by Shawn Maxwell and Nick Eipers
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Nick Eipers
Recorded at Tranquility One Studios
License
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As a composer, recording artist and performer, saxophonist Shawn Maxwell has endeavored to express his own unique voice. From his latest album Millstream (Jazzline, 2020) to his debut Originals (self-released, 2005), he has released nine albums of original compositions. .