Into Silence
Tommy Smith – soprano & tenor saxophone, bells
This solo recording features 25 improvisations, folk songs, ballads and some Gregorian Chants within the beautiful and haunting reverberation of the Hamilton Mausoleum.
Recorded on 30 October 2001 @ Hamilton Mausoleum, Scotland
★★★★ Peter Quinn JAZZWISE
★★★★ Linton Chiswick Q MAGAZINE
★★★★ Clive Davis THE TIMES
“a remarkable achievement and listening experience.” Jim Love INVERNESS COURIER
“Fascinating” – John Fordham THE GUARDIAN
“By means of repetition, extension and fresh invention, each improvisation seems to ripple outwards from a central core. A gem.” – JAZZWISE
“Folk songs, standards, and medieval chant among the improvisations; a brilliant encapsulation of Smith’s oeuvre” – THE HERALD
“It’s a music of unexpected harmonies, as Smith appears to conduct a choir of ghosts through folk songs, ballads and improvisations.” – Q MAGAZINE
More Information
Tommy Smith – Tenor, Soprano Saxophone, Bells
- THE SCREAM
- ÒRAN NA POLITICIAN traditional south uist
- NAIMA john coltrane; universal island music
- LIBRA
- CAPELLA
- AD TE LEVAVI anonymous
- DENEB
- MY ROMANCE rodgers & hart; warner chappell music ltd
- ORION
- AQUILA
- PHOENIX
- TIBI, CHRISTE, SPLENDOR PATRIS anonymous
- CASSIOPEIA
- MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE wood, mellin; emi music
- PERSEUS
- URSA MINOR
- ’S ANN AIG PORT TAIGH NA H-ÀIRIGH traditional south uist
- CETUS
- LYNX
- INDUS
- VELA
- GRADUAL anonymous
- DRACO
- ALLELUIA anonymous
- COLLECT anonymous
JOHN HAXBY photography, CD design
produced, mastered & recorded live to DAT by TOMMY SMITH
30 october 2001 @ hamilton mausoleum, scotland
all compostions by TOMMY SMITH and
published by smythe music productions unless indicated
TOMMY SMITH plays a SC901 yanagisawa soprano saxophone
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