Carnival Celestial, by ALEXANDER HAWKINS TRIO with Neil Charles and Stephen Davis

Carnival Celestial

by ALEXANDER HAWKINS TRIO with Neil Charles and Stephen Davis

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1.	Rapture 05:27	info	buy track
2.	Puzzle Canon 06:32	info	buy track
3.	Fuga, the Fast One 04:54	info	buy track
4.	Canon Celestial 03:17	info	buy track
5.	Rupture 04:52	info	buy track
6.	Sarabande Celestial 05:32	info	buy track
7.	Unlimited Growth Increases the Divide 05:03	info	buy track
8.	If Nature Were a Bank, They Would Have Saved It Already 02:50	info	buy track
9.	Carnival Celestial 06:22	info	buy track
10.	Counterpoint Celestial 06:50	info	buy track
11.	Echo Celestial 04:40	info	buy track

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Intakt CD 398

British pianist and composer Alexander Hawkins is a creative epicenter of the London jazz scene and is regarded as one of the most innovative musicians with a surprising radius of action. His trio with Neil Charles and Stephen Davis was formed in 2012 and masterfully celebrates the connection of freedom and structure, composition and improvisation. Carnival Celestial is a fantastic work of musical presence and impressively proves what is possible with piano, bass and drums – one of the more convention-laden formats in jazz practice. “Hawkins, Charles, and Davis clearly have moved the piano trio forward and stretched its conceptual horizons with Carnival Celestial, and in doing so, they have contributed to its ongoing vitality,” writes Bill Shoemaker in the liner notes.

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released April 21, 2023

Alexander Hawkins: Piano, Synthesiser, Sampler, Percussion
Neil Charles: Double bass, Percussion
Stephen Davis: Drums, Percussion

Compositions by Alexander Hawkins. Recorded September 20/21, 2022, at Fish Factory, London by Ben Lamdin. Mixed and mastered January 2023, by Alex Bonney. Cover art and graphic design: Jonas Schoder. Liner notes: Bill Shoemaker. Photo: David Laskowsi. Produced by Alexander Hawkins and Intakt Records. Published by Intakt Records.

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