A Percussionist's Songbook
Joby Burgess (percussion)
The ‘songs without words’ duly commissioned honour [Burgess's] roots while being stylistically wide-ranging, showcasing seven composers with whom Burgess has formed close relationships. Each...
A Percussionist's Songbook
Joby Burgess (percussion)
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The ‘songs without words’ duly commissioned honour [Burgess's] roots while being stylistically wide-ranging, showcasing seven composers with whom Burgess has formed close relationships. Each...
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“Percussionist extraordinaire Joby Burgess” returns with his fifth album on Signum Records, “A Percussionist’s Songbook” – a collection of specially commissioned ‘songs without words’ from John Metcalfe, Tunde Jegede, Dario Marianelli, Yazz Ahmed, Graham Fitkin, Dobrinka Tabakova and Gabriel Prokofiev.
Scored for an arsenal of pitched percussion and electronics the songbook is inspired by texts ranging from the poetry of Robert Graves and Birago Diop to novels by Michael Ondaatje and Isaac Asimov; American philosopher Michael Sandel, songwriter Peter Gabriel, United Nation population growth statistics and Saudi Arabian folk tales.
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Spotlight on this release
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Joby Burgess on A Percussionist's Songbook
10th Oct 2022
The percussionist talks about his new album of solo commissions from contemporary composers, and about his lifelong relationship with the marimba.
Awards and reviews
November 2022
The ‘songs without words’ duly commissioned honour [Burgess's] roots while being stylistically wide-ranging, showcasing seven composers with whom Burgess has formed close relationships. Each has been inspired by some kind of text, and many use electronics with creative flair.
December 2022
Listening to percussionist Joby Burgess is like a musical shot in the arm. His recordings are so full of vibrant energy, vitality and freshness...A Percussionist’s Songbook’ may well be Burgess’s best album yet.
