Aura, by Ambient Jazz Ensemble

Aura

by Ambient Jazz Ensemble

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Dajazzman Since discovering Breathe on the much missed Chill DAB station I have tracked down all AJE releases. This doesn't disappoint. Love the afro-tinged vocal intro to this track that then settles into a vibey tranquillity which you know is going to build into one of those gorgeous riff driven blankets of sound. Another superb album, Thank you AJE! Favorite track: Break The Night With Silence.

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1.	Rise 05:09	buy track
2.	Break The Night With Silence 04:31	buy track
3.	Nataraja Pts I II and III 06:14	buy track
4.	Scars 04:45	buy track
5.	Rewind 05:04	buy track
6.	Aura 04:36	buy track
7.	The Wonder of It All 05:21	buy track
8.	A Velvet Revolution 04:56	buy track
9.	Bring The Curtain Down 06:12	buy track
10.	The Future Starts Now 05:17	buy track

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MOJO Magazine "a life-affirming marriage of deep soul, early Weather Report and David Axelrod"

With a highly accomplished career in music - writing and producing for iconic labels like RCA, Geffen, Motown, Virgin & Capitol Records, whilst arranging and conducting The BBC Concert Orchestra and The City Of Prague Philharmonic, Baldry’s expansive experience has in result meant a bigger approach to ideas. With access to working with world-class orchestras, he has been able to create large-scale epic arrangements, which has no doubt furthered his talent for emotive, cinematic compositions. For example, his previous release ‘Breathe It In’, inspired by the film 'Into The Wild' was based on the true story of Christopher McCandless and his quest to live life off the grid.

Often described as ‘storytelling', Baldry himself regards AJE’s musical output as the painting of a scene not unlike the role of a film score. With the new record, ‘Aura’ unfolds on a track by track basis rather than as an album concept, where the pieces individually grow as stories do. “The individual tracks generally depict personal thoughts and experiences,” he says. “The title track ‘Aura' was the first fully formed demo in late 2017, I think it’s one of the best pieces I've ever written. It therefore set a template for the rest of the album in terms of approach, instrumentation and vibe, and set the bar with its intensity and optimism.”

Although Ambient Jazz Ensemble’s brand of cinematic jazz perhaps lies somewhere between nu-jazz & ambient electronica, the live ensemble sound retains an experimental approach as a melting pot, and so continues to be on the fringes of several musical styles championed by the likes of Hospital Records and Cafe Del Mar. His influences stem from old soul records with a cinematic approach: Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man, Marlena Shaw’s California Soul, Curtis Mayfield, Minnie Ripperton, Bacharach recordings - ‘a broad palette of sounds utilising strings, brass, wind & rhythm section’; as well as early Weather Report records and genre-defying Jaga Jazzist.

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released October 30, 2020

Colin Baldry: Double Bass, Kalimba, Keys
Sam Crowe: Rhodes
Richard Spaven: Drums
Ollie Weston: Saxes, Bass Clarinet
Dominic Glover: Trumpet
Andy Ross: Sax
Nichol Thomson: Trombone
Sam Baldry: Percussion
The Adderbury Ensemble: Strings
Donna Gardier: Vocals

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Ambient Jazz Ensemble London, UK

AJE is all about storytelling, a cinematic journey. Tracks begin from a simple idea, a texture, an ambient soundscape that has room to grow, often blossoming into euphoric suites. At the heart of every track is a jazz ensemble, but the music owes much to electronica or orchestral influences, jazz is merely the palette of sounds & collaborative musicianship that carve the AJE musical landscape. ... more

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