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Artist:	CARTWRIGHT, GEORGE
Title:	The Memphis Years
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 127CD

"The Memphis Years is the second solo release by composer/saxophonist/improvisor George Cartwright. Besides his solo CDs, Cartwright has released numerous recordings as leader and main composer of Curlew, and has appeared on many other releases with various players. The Memphis Years pays tribute to Cartwright's five year involvement in Memphis' well known music scene, and features some of that city's best musicians. Here Cartwright returns to the collaboration he first employed on A Beautiful Western Saddle by Curlew with noted lyricist Paul Haines ("Tropic Appetites", "Escalator Over The Hill") and vocalist Amy Denio. Davey Williams, a Curlew member and reknowned guitarist and improvisor, also appears. The result is a blending of strictly composed songs sung by Denio with composed and semi-improvisational jazz-oriented instrumentals. In The Memphis Years, Cartwright fuses these seemingly disparate styles into an eloquently coherent musical experience."

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