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Songs We Heard

Songs We Heard

Improvisations on Nursery Rhymes from around the World
PERFORMERS

Dominic Alldis - piano
Mark Hodgson - bass
Stephen Keogh - drums 

CANZ CD6

Dominic Alldis Trio
Canzona Music 2009

Track listings
  • Hush Little Baby
  • First Steps (Alldis)
  • Girls & Boys Come Out to Play
  • Frere Jacques
  • Cradle Song
  • Wakyumwa katambanga
  • I Saw Three Ships
  • Edo Lullaby
  • Sunday's Child (Alldis)
  • Awakening (Alldis)
  • Alouette
  • The Grand Old Duke of York
  • Oranges and Lemons
  

Is there a musical tradition as timeless or as universal as the singing of nursery rhymes and lullabies to children? These songs have provided many generations with their first experience of music and continue to enjoy the same popularity today.

When considering new repertoire for my jazz piano trio, it occurred to me that such well-known themes could also provide a rich source of musical inspiration; their melodic simplicity and harmonic clarity make them an ideal material for improvisation. And so the idea for ‘Songs We Heard’ was born.

The album features many nursery rhymes well-loved in the English-speaking world, including favourites such as ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ and ‘Three Blind Mice’, as well as the French songs ‘Alouette’ and ‘Frère Jacques’. Often these melodies are also known across other cultures but set to different words. My research into international songs for children also led me to uncover several unfamiliar musical gems: ‘Cradle Song’ from Sweden, ‘Little Swallow’ from China, ‘Edo Lullaby’ from Japan and ‘Wakyumwa Katambanga’ from Kenya. Three original themes inspired by reminiscences of my own childhood complete the set.

Songs We Heard - Improvisations on Nursery Rhymes from around the World by Dominic Alldis
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Review
These relics plucked from childhood are like slices of Proustian madeleine cake that unlock wistful memories and associations...
Philip Clark, Jazz Journalist