Bad With Names

Shortall’s vision can only get deeper and bolder with time, but for now, Bad With Names is full of good decisions. — Jazzwise, November 2023 More…

Release Date: 6th Oct 2023
Catalogue No: NS0043LP
Label: New Soil

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27th October 2023
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Bad With Names

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Recording of the Week, corto.alto - Bad With Names

27th October 2023

The young Scottish newcomer hits it out of the park with his brilliantly fresh debut record that features some of Glasgow's finest players.

corto.alto is the brain-child of award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer Liam Shortall. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, this genre-defying producer brings together influences from Hip-Hop, Broken Beat, Electronica, Dub and Punk with an informed Jazz sensibility. Liam Shortall is a seasoned instrumentalist and composer in his own write. Having worked as a trombonist in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tom McGuire & The Brassholes, AKU Trio as well as many other projects. He is the younger ever graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's undergraduate Jazz programme, having being enrolled at the age of 16.

corto.alto's highly anticipated debut album, is set to release in October 2023. This album will feature some of the finest talents in Scottish and UK Jazz, including Fergus McCreadie (Scottish Album of the Year, Mercury Prize Nominee 2022, Edition Records), Graham Costello (Gearbox Records), Johnny Woodham (Alfa Mist, Sekito Records), Anoushka Nanguy (KOKOROKO, Noushy 4TET) and many more. corto.alto sets to continue his exploration into the world between improvisation and electronica.

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November 2023

Shortall’s vision can only get deeper and bolder with time, but for now, Bad With Names is full of good decisions.

Despite ‘Bad With Names’ being the culmination of over four years’ worth of work, in time the album will serve as a milestone moment within the ongoing catalogue of corto.alto – not as the one and only but as the first of many.

This debut […] displays a fine palette of live sounds and electronic music, building a superb sound world of next-generation jazz with rich harmonies and exciting improvisation.

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