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Billy Childs goes back to his roots on latest album The Winds of Change
Billy Childs
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Billy Childs has announced his latest album The Winds of Change.
In his third release with Mack Avenue, the Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger is joined by an all-star quartet consisting of trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade.
“I have been doing all of these lofty projects, chamber things, symphonic things… I wanted to just get back to being a jazz pianist,” Childs says. “Fortunately, these extraordinary musicians find my music interesting enough that they want to be a part of it.”
Listen to the lead single “The End of Innocence”:
The album includes five new original compositions along with unique arrangements of Chick Corea’s “Crystal Silence” and Kenny Barron’s “The Black Angel.”
The music was inspired by film noir; great film composers like Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann and John Williams; and nostalgia for the Los Angeles of Childs’ youth.
Here’s the track listing:
- The Great Western Loop
- The Winds of Change
- The End of Innocence
- Master of the Game
- Crystal Silence
- The Black Angel
- I Thought I Knew
Billy Childs’ The Winds of Change is out March 17, 2023, via Mack Avenue.
