Imaginary Sketches, by Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters Quartet

Imaginary Sketches

by Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters Quartet

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1.	Imaginary Folk Song 07:40	buy track
2.	Burning Question 05:46	buy track
3.	Is That It? 04:57	buy track
4.	Free As Poetry 06:25	buy track
5.	Another Dark Ballad 05:13	buy track
6.	Restless 06:29	buy track
7.	Speeding 04:38	buy track
8.	Late Night, Long Drive 06:33	buy track

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“The quartet... moves to the wavelength of Paulo Fresu: traditional, overtly lyrical, uncomplicated..”
DE MORGEN, Antwerp

Building on several international collaborations, Seattle trumpeter Chad McCullough and Antwerp-based pianist Bram Weijters document the unique blend of their compositional and performance styles. From the near stand-still tempo of Weijters' "Another Dark Ballad," to the spiraling search of "Imaginary Folk Song," to the burning, and aptly titled, "Speeding," the musical chemistry is constantly twisting and turning. McCullough's warm lyricism has a great counterpart in Weijters' subtlety and drive, and here, with drummer John Bishop and bassist Chuck Deardorf, the group is captured in a mood-inducing set of music that is uniquely their own.

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released January 15, 2011

Chad McCullough - trumpet/flugelhorn
Bram Weijters - piano
Chuck Deardorf - bass
John Bishop - drums

Produced by Chad McCullough & Bram Weijters
Recorded by Dave Dysart at Ice Station Zebra, Seattle, WA on June 11th, 2010
Mixed by Dave Dysart
Mastered by John McCaig, panicStudios, Seattle, WA
Photography by Chad McCullough
Layout and Design by John Bishop

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Chad McCullough Chicago, Illinois

Dan McClenaghan writes, trumpeter Chad McCullough "is a rare instrumentalist who makes each note sound as if it were imbued with a deeper meaning. Certainly a player with great chops, his approach is one that is measured and deliberate, often introspective, sometimes gorgeously melancholic, and one that employs a continuity of mood and atmosphere that the best recordings have.” ... more

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