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The Coronavirus lockdown has been a challenging time for many artists. Most have learned to embrace new technology and profess to have made use of their time creatively. However, few can make claim to producing an astonishing twenty-album collection in just 5 months, but composer, saxophonist, record producer and educator John Harle, did just that.rr
John Harle needs no introduction. With such a jaw-droppingly prolific biography it's almost easier to say what he hasn't done, than what he has. He's released so many albums that he's lost count (well over 80) and has written music covering a gamut of genres including opera, modern jazz, saxophone concertos, film scores, classical music and even lounge. He's been musical director and producer for a raft of big names including Elvis Costello, Marc Almond, Herbie Hancock and Sir Harrison Birtwistle, and was artistic advisor and producer to Sir Paul McCartney for six years. He's also responsible for the theme to BBC1's Silent Witness, which is still being used after 20 years. r
The John Harle Collection is a 20-volume set of music that straddles his illustrious career from 1977 - 2016 spanning multiple musical disciplines - as both player and composer - in classical, jazz and pop with an array of collaborators. The collection has been tirelessly curated by Harle himself. It is deeply personal and has become what he refers to as something of a 'sonic autobiography'. rr
Since the beginning of his career, Harle has collected recordings of all his live and studio performances. So, sifting through hundreds of recordings on multitrack analogue tape, 1/4-inch analogue - even cassette - alongside digital formats such as DAT, DA8 and old WAVs, to compile a 20 CD collection proved a monumental challenge, but one that he's risen to with gusto. Most, but not all, of the material is unreleased; some new, some vintage, some studio, some live - a sort of 'alternative discography'. As Harle explains, 'Abandoned strands of music are actually the most autobiographical for most musicians - pieces or demos left unfinished that leave traces of ideas and themes that occupy us for a lifetime, and reappear in successful work when the time is right. 'rr
Press:rr
'It's a phenomenal overview of music, heard through the free imagination of this virtuosic saxophone player.' - The Guardianrr
'It's hard to imagine another musician who has crossed so many boundaries quite so effortlessly...be prepared to discover a surprise around every corner.' - The Sunday Timesrr
'Harle's playing is beautiful in its evenness and simplicity.u2026the joyful nonchalance of Richard Rodney Bennetts' Sondheim Waltzes is unforgettable.' - The Arts Deskrr
'Harle is a genre-hopping saxophone virtuoso who has worked closely with Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello. During this lockdown year he has assembled an astonishing 20-CD box set with a specific and thoughtful aim in mind. He tells Something For The Weekend: 'Coronavirus is disastrous for my profession and I'm trying to do something about it. The Collection is my autobiography in sound and I'm putting my life's work in music out there to raise funds for musicians who are struggling to find a way through.' - The Sun
Samba Triste
Laura
Concerto Movements 1-2 Introduzione-Allegro (Live)
Sonata Movement 1 Allegro (Live)
Histoire du Tango Movement 1 Bordel 1900 (Live)
The Emperor Quartet Movement 1 (Live)
Diversions Movement 1 Gusty (Live)
Vespers (Live)
Procession
Black Bottom
Shipbuilding (Live)
Las Vegas Tango (Live)
Silent Witness Theme - Danny L Harle Remix
Silent Witness Theme (Silencium)
The Disposition of the Rooms
Byrd on a Bryre
The Gypsy Piper / Durham Jail
The Jet-Set
Flying
The Golden Demon Episode 1
Sultry Sunset (Live)
Cavatina
Concerto Movement 3 (Live)
Sonata Movement 2 Allegretto (Live)
Histoire du Tango Movement 2 Cafe 1930 (Live)
Quatour Movement 1 Gaguenardise (Live)
Diversions Movement 2 Blowing Blue (Live)
Sederunt (Live)
Frank and Alice Go Boating
Berlin Tango
Spring-Heeled Jack
Alice's Party (Live)
Higher Love
The Bicycle of Marcel Duchamp
The Stele of all the Measures
The Three Ravens
Jamie's Lament
Club Taboo
Chase The Train
The Golden Demon Episode 2
Star-Crossed Lovers (Live
'Round Midnight
Concerto Movement 4 (Live)
Sonata Movement 3 Allegretto-Presto (Live)
Histoire du Tango Movement 3 Nightclub 1960 (Live)
Quatour Movement 2 Cantilene (Live)
Diversions Movement 3 Sea Breeze (Live)
The Saxophone Mass (Live)
The Interludes
The Stock Exchange Song
No-one To Say Goodnight To
Children's Songs (Live)
God Looking for a Good Time
Beverley Hills
Garches
The Three Ravens
Hey Up and Away / Cumcleugh Ghyll
Havana Girl
Sputnik
The Golden Demon Episode 3
Night Waltz
Anyone Home
Lost and Found
Sonate Movement 1 Allegro (Live)
Histoire du Tango Movement 4 Concert d'Aujourd'hui (Live)
Quatour Movement 3 Serenade Comique (Live)
Cache-Cache (Live)
Tre Pezzi No. 1 (Live)
Alice's Party
The Love Market
Flow My Teares (Live)
Landscaper (Live)
Keys
Vaudeville Boy
Refrains
Syrinx (Live)
The Sound of Deep Waters
Special Blend
When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy
The Golden Demon Episode 4
Barcelona
I'll Remember April
Taxi Driver A Night Piece (Live)
Sonate Movement 2 (Live)
Acordeon de Roto Corazan (Live)
Foursquare (Live)
Quatour Movement 1 Ouverture Brilliante (Live)
The Train (Live)
Leviathan (Live)
Berlinermusik
My Fair Lady
Cornfield
Henmania
Bedlam Blonde
The Power of Limits
Main Diable La
The Gypsy Piper 2 / The Sound of Deep Waters (Reprise)
Intel
Condor
The Golden Demon Episode 5
You Must Meet My Wife
Gymnopedie 1
Saxo-Rhapsody (Live)
Sonate Movement 3 Allegro Moderato (Live)
Quatour Movement 1 Allegro non troppo (Live)
Quatour Movement 1 Allegro non troppo (Live)
Quatour Movement 2 Doloroso (Live)
Saron Cadora (Live)
The Death of Dr Schoen
Baby In Der Bar (Extracts)
Without Love (Live)
Me Old China
Countdown Machine for Prepared Pianos and Electronics
Summer in the Forest
Ikon
Chanterai pour mon Courage
The Black Act
Touching Velvet
Prophet of God
In a Sentimental Mood
Gymnopedie 2
Ballad (Live)
Sequenza IXb (Live)
Quatour Movement 2 Andante poco largo (Live)
Quatour Movement 2 Andante poco largo (Live)
Quatour Movement 3 Spirituoso (Live)
La Santa Espina (Live)
Memory and Imagination
The Ballad of Marie Sanders
Angel Eyes
London Blues
Innocent (after Francis Bacon's Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X)
A Man and a Woman
Hermes
The Limits of Knowledge
Away Boys Away
Sidecar
Matthew's Song
Sonata Movement 1 (Live)
Gymnopedie 3
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Trumpet Movement 1 Allegro burlesco (Live)
In a Hall of Mirrors (Live)
Quatour Movement 3 Allegro energico (Live)
Quatour Movement 3 Allegro energico (Live)
Quatour Movement 3 Andante and Presto (Live)
The Moscow Express (Live)
Veruschka
Four Hollywood Elegies
The Vampire of Highgate
Coming Out
Foaming at the Mouth
Hockney
Sinfonia Jubilate
Flow my Teares (Live)
Fetch The Man Away
Arm in Arm
The Modular
Children's Songs 1
Lush Life
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Trumpet Movement 2 Adagio (Live)
Improvisation 1 (Live)
Threepenny Opera Movement 1 Ouverture (Live)
Fridiof Kennings (Live)
Quatour Movement 1 Gaguenardise (Live)
Coltrane (Live)
Three Secrets from the Abyss No 1 With quiet simplicity but intense introspection
To Those Born Later
The Rocky Road (Live)
Surf Boy
Electric Ethnology
Fresh Flowers/Time Is Not An Illusion
Kingdom
Three Folksongs from the County of Csik (Live)
The River is Dark
The Bicycle of Marcel Duchamp
Instinct
Children's Songs 2
Taxi Driver
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Trumpet Movement 3 Vivacissimo (Live)
Sonata Movement 1 With Vigor (Live)
Threepenny Opera Movement 2 Tango-Ballade (Live)
Five Melodies for Four Saxophones Doubling Seven More (Live)
Quatour Movement 2 Cantilene (Live)
The Status Quo (Live)
Three Secrets from the Abyss No 2 With quiet simplicity but unutterable sadness
Lonely House
Elegy for Trane (Live)
The Little Death Machine for Saxophone Quartet and Tape
Odyssey
Wings
Tales from the Nursery
Hawthorn
The Stereo Lounge
Flying - Mile-High Club Mix
Children's Songs 3
Sonnet (Live)
Threepenny Opera Movement 3 Polly's Song (Live)
Quatour Movement 3 Serenade Comique (Live)
Three Secrets from the Abyss No 3 With quiet simplicity but profound longing
Swing Theory
The Shadow of your Smile
Orpheus
You must get a Tune First (Live)
The Ballad of Jamie Allan
Club Class
Rising Light
Backings (Live)
Threepenny Opera Movement 4 The Ballad of The Good Life-The Ballad of Mac the Knife-Choral (Live)
Consortium (Live)
Arcadia - Invocation Procession and Meditation
Theme from Mame
Legion
Georgie (Live)
Hanky Panky
Pinocolada
Pan (Live)
Nuages (Live)
Weep No More (Live)
Arcadia - Evolution and Dedication
Pandora's Box (Charleston)
Marcha del Circo
Dancing Doll (Live)
Chavvy Cha-Cha
Flying Birds (Live)
Pandora's Box (The Death of Dr Schoen)
Three Musicians
The Pretty Ploughboy (Live)
Costa del Crime
Quartet Movement 1 Allegro Moderato (Live)
Entracte
Mandolin and Guitar
The Black Velvet Band (Live)
Mister Gimlet
Quartet Movement 2 Scherzo - Allegro Moderato (Live)
Find Your Heart
Pulcinella
Outdoor Polka (Live)
Coming Out
Quartet Movement 3 Adagio Molto (Live)
The Grand Canyon/The Bradford Bomb
Voyager (Live)
Cornfield
Quartet Movement 4 Alla Marcia, con spirito (Live)
Judas
Moccasin Trail
London Blues
Quartet Movement 1 Conversation (Live)
The Thames Barrier
Swing Theory
Quartet Movement 2 Meditation (Live)
Titan
Quartet Movement 3 Soliloque (Live)
The Scrabble Game
The Poacher (Live)
Details
- Genre: Classical
- Product Type: AUDIO CD
- Barcode: 5052442018803
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