McAll's fifth album, Flashbacks (Extra Celestial Arts, 2008), has its launch party April 8, 2009 at New York's The Jazz Standard. The launch will feature leading musicians such as Billy Harper and Ben Monder. AAJ Contributor Simon J. Harper spoke at great length with McAll about his five albums, working with Gary Bartz, film music, and much much more in Barney McAll: Dynamic Pianist And Composer, the first of a number of features at AAJ today to shine a spotlight on McAll and his music.
In addition to Simon's in-depth interview, you can read Mark F. Turner's insightful review of Flashbacks, also published today at AAJ.
AAJ will also be featuring four MP3 Daily Downloads, so that you can hear a broad cross-section of music from McAll's discography. Here's what will be available:
- APR 07
Release the Day
from Release the Day
(Transparent Music/Jazzhead, 2000)
- APR 08
Thirty Two
from Widening Circles
(Jazzhead, 1998)
- APR 09
Yemaya One
from Mother of Dreams & Secrets
(Jazzhead, 2005)
- APR 10
Flashbacks
from Flashbacks
(Extra Celestial Arts, 2008)
Finally, you can watch McAll in action, from a 1990s Australian Television Broadcast with his Barney McAll Unit, today's AAJ Daily Video.
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