Portland, Or. — Tim Connell has announced the release of MandAlone, 10 New Arrangements for Solo Mandolin.
Coinciding with the release of the recording is a companion book of transcriptions set in standard notation and tablature, all carefully transcribed by Connell.
After years of collaboration with the likes of guitarist Eric Skye and with his own Latin and gypsy-jazz ensembles, Tim's debut solo album is literally a solo mandolin album — just his Arrow mandolin and a pair of Neuman KM-184 microphones.
On the recording Connell performs ten of his original arrangements for mandolin and follows them with J.S. Bach's entire first Suite for Solo Cello.
The eclectic repertoire on the recording includes three Beatles songs, three Brazilian choros, three film/TV themes and one Charlie Parker tune.
"These arrangements came about naturally as I was tinkering with my mandolin, coming at the instrument with my history of playing classical piano and jazz bass, trying to see how much of all that harmony I could fit under a melody with only four strings," said Connell.
"After years of refining them and developing a lot of interesting sounds on the mandolin, I finally decided I had enough there to record them in an artistically interesting way. I'm very happy with the sound and feel of this album.”
Selections
- Odeon (Nazareth)
- Here Comes the Sun (Harrison)
- Lara's Theme (Jarre)
- Something (Harrison)
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg)
- Floraux (Nazareth)
- Christmastime is Here (Guaraldi)
- Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney)
- Choro Negro (Vianna)
- Yardbird Suite (Charlie Parker)
On CD only: Suite #1 for Solo Cello by J.S. Bach.
Both CD and book of transcriptions are available for purchase exclusively from Tim's web site.
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