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'This is Byrdland indeed – full of the serious, the melancholy, the witty and the sublime...an object lesson in how to 'make it new'. '
International Record Review

'It's emphatically not a crossover gimmick, but a genuinely illuminating meeting of jazz and Renaissance traditions, and the expressive variety and rhythmic subtlety of Zazzo's singing is further proof of the growth of a considerable artist.'
The Daily Telegraph

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Artists
Lawrence Zazzo, countertenor
Paragon Saxophone Quartet, saxophone quartet

Description
In a tantalising blend of ancient and modern, internationally renowned American countertenor Lawrence Zazzo’s debut recital album, ‘Byrdland’, released in June 2007, explores the world of the Renaissance song accompanied by a modern-day saxophone quartet. Whereas recent recordings of the lute and viol songs of Dowland, Purcell and Byrd by artists as diverse as Sting and Brian Asawa have partnered the singer with the traditional lute or viol consort, Zazzo felt that the huge expressive powers and jazz-tinged sonority of the saxophone would cast a new light on these classic odes to love and loss. The similarities, including rhythmic syncopation and improvisation, between Jazz and Renaissance music have often been discussed, and as a fan of the legendary Jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, Zazzo was determined that the album should have a spontaneous and improvisatory feel. With the help of Ian Gammie, a viol player, arranger and editor who has worked with the leading English countertenor James Bowman, he has assembled a programme that runs the gamut of emotions.

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Track Listing

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

1

Ye Sacred Muses

4.11

John Dowland (1563-1626)

2

Can She Excuse My Wrongs?

3.49

John Dowland (1563-1626)

3

Now, Oh Now I Needs Must Part

5.21

Anthony Holborne (c.1545-1602)

4

Galliard - The Fairy Rownde

1.14

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

5

Lullaby

4.59

Anthony Holborne (c.1545-1602)

6

Galliard

0.52

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

7

Come To Me Grief For Ever

4.00

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

8

I Thought That Love Had Been A Boy

1.29

John Playford (1623-1686)

9

Under The Greenwood Tree

1.35

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

10

If Love's A Sweet Passion

3.21

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

11

Fairest Isle

2.18

John Playford (1623-1686)

12

The Indian Queen

0.28

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

13

Man Is For The Woman Made

1.43

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

14

Dance For The Haymakers

0.51

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

15

The Silver Swan

1.27

Vincenzo Galilei (c.1520-1591)

16

La Volta

0.44

John Dowland (1563-1626)

17

Flow My Tears

4.05

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

18

Fantasia In 4 Parts

4.44

William Byrd (c.1540-1623)

19

Crowned With Flowers

1.41

John Dowland (1563-1626)

20

Fine Knacks For Ladies

1.59

John Danyel (c.1564-c.1626)

21

The Leaves Be Green

1.37

Thomas Morley (c.1557-c.1602)

22

April Is In My Mistress' Face

1.18

John Dowland (1563-1626)

23

In Darkness Let Me Dwell

3.37

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

24

Evening Hymn

4.27

  Total Timing 62.47

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