Going Down Slow, by Kevin Dean

Going Down Slow

by Kevin Dean

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1.	Get Along or Get Along Now 04:54	info	buy track
2.	That Feeling I Love 06:27	info	buy track
3.	My Big Money 04:12	info	buy track
4.	Lonesome Cowboy Blues 05:26	info	buy track
5.	Hank's House 05:08	info	buy track
6.	If You Haven’t Any Hay, Get On Down The Road 03:28	info	buy track
7.	Can’t Wait to See You Go 05:29	info	buy track
8.	Down the Dirt Road 03:17	info	buy track
9.	Going Down Slow 04:37	info	buy track

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I love The Blues and have been fascinated by them for well over 50 years. Blues and Jazz are inextricably intertwined and Blues is the red thread that runs through countless other forms as well, from Boogie Woogie to Rock and Roll, Funk, Soul, and right through to Hip Hop. There would be no American popular music without The Blues. Well, okay, there would be popular music but it wouldn’t be as good!

But wait… What is a definition of The Blues? That is a question that has been asked thousands of times and has yielded thousands of answers. I will say this: The Blues were created by Black Americans suffering under incredibly difficult circumstances. It was essentially survival music: music that helped to make the intolerable tolerable by using irony, satire, humour, ambivalence, innuendo, pathos, coded language, and of course references to violence and injustice. The Blues is the result of the indomitable African spirit and aesthetics of rhythm, pitch, and storytelling that inform and transform the music of the new world to yield the first transcendent satirical song form in the English language. I know that is a bit too academic and ultimately insufficient. Perhaps it is better said this way? The Blues are beautiful, powerful, magical, and relevant. The Blues are Black America’s gift to the world.

Most of the Jazz music I have composed over the years has Blues content or references and on this particular recording, I wanted to push the dial even further in that direction. I have also included tunes by three of my favorite Blues artists. Skip James, Charlie Patton, and Big Bill Broonzy.

- Kevin Dean

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released April 1, 2021

Kevin Dean – Trumpet
Caoilainn Power – Alto Sax
Gabriel Lambert – Guitars
Andrés Vial – Piano
Martin Heslop – Bass
Daniel Verdecchia – Drums & Percussion

Produced by Paul Johnston & Gabriel Lambert
Recorded at Mixart Studios, Montreal
Recorded and Mixed by Paul Johnston
Assistant Engineer Erin Yamabe
Mastered by Padraig Buttner-Schnirer

All Songs Composed by Kevin Dean, except Track 3 by William "Big Bill" Broonzy,
Track 6 by Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James, and Track 8 by Charley Patton

Album Design by Sohee Kim, DESN 231, Typography II, Design, MacEwan University
Design Management by Constanza Pacher, Assistant Professor

© 2021 Bent River Records.
All rights reserved. Manufactured in Canada and distributed by Bent River Records. Unauthorized reproduction, copying, and rental of this recording is prohibited by law.

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Kevin Dean Montreal, Québec

Trumpeter Kevin Dean is an active composer with over 120 original compositions recorded on LP’s, CD’s and radio and television broadcasts. He has been recorded on over 30 albums and has released 13 as leader or co-leader. Kevin maintains his position of professor at McGill teaching trumpet, jazz composition, improvisation and jazz performance practice. ... more

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