To the Earth

In this configuration, the ensemble finds a fresh palette to express its ideas: the metallic ring of strummed piano strings, guttural trumpet noises, shakers and other tinny percussive instruments.... — Downbeat, July 2020, 3 and a half out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th May 2020
Catalogue No: EDNLP1154
Label: Edition Records

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Jazz Album of the Month

May 2020

To the Earth

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Dinosaur's latest offering finds them in a more acoustic setting, presenting brand new material that reflects on 10 years of miraculous interplay, whilst maintaining the sonic elasticity of their previous, more "plugged-in" album 'Wonder Trail'. Playing the compositions of bandleader and multi-award winning composer, Laura Jurd, Dinosaur explores Laura's distinctive yet ever-evolving music with playful abandon and technical prowess, earning them a reputation as some of the most remarkable UK jazz musicians of their generation. Having played at some of the world's most iconic jazz festivals including North Sea, Molde and Montreal, the band goes from strength to strength as they enter their 10th year of trumpet-led, improvisatory magic.

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July 2020

In this configuration, the ensemble finds a fresh palette to express its ideas: the metallic ring of strummed piano strings, guttural trumpet noises, shakers and other tinny percussive instruments. The acoustic emphasis also primes Dinosaur to explore overlap among the compositional techniques of trumpeter Laura Jurd’s favorites: jazz greats like Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington, and classical heroes like Igor Stravinsky.

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