Midnight Window Blue - piano

by Chris Conway

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Solo piano improvisations. Each track was recorded at midnight on the 1st, 2nd, & 4th October 2015.

It had been 5 years since my last solo piano album Glisten. This time I chose to do it differently - instead of many smaller pieces

I had the idea first of a long track using minimal Terry Riley-esque repeated patterns. That track became the 30minute long Window which goes through several phases.

Next was the sad little track Blue, which to me felt like a lament. I thought it would make a nice closing track to the album. This piece had an obscure inspiration. For reasons I don't know I had runningthrough my mind an electronic piece "Kitezh-19" by Russian composer Iraida Yusupova which features thereminist Lydia Kavina. I tried to get some of that atmosphere into this piece.

Finally I recorded the opening track Midnight, which I wanted to be very sparse - soon it developed a life of its own.

Somehow it felt right recording at midnight, when the world felt still and quiet. I also used very low light to enhance the mood. I felt very connected to the music as I was playing - "in the Zone" as they say.

Overall this album did not turn out as I had expected. I thought it would be more abstract, but it turned out quite lyrical. But that is what happens with improvised music... The music and one's connection to it decides how it will be.

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released October 12, 2015

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Chris Conway Leicester

Chris Conway is a superlative jazz pianist.
Modern, atmospheric ECM, blues, Latin and other styles mix, match & alternate.

He also is a wonderful jazz singer and writer of jazz songs.

In jazz he has worked with Guy Barker, Andy Sheppard, Stan Sulzman, Martin Speake and the legendary Finnish sax player Sakari Kukko (leader of Piirpauke band) amongst others. ... more

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discography

Little Introspections - piano improvisations

Sep 2022
When Pianos Dream

Feb 2022
Spring Full Moon Solitude - piano improvisations

May 2020
Strange New World

Apr 2020
Nocturnes - piano improvisations

May 2019
A Full Moon Summer Night's Dream - piano

Jul 2017
Outside In - piano + outside sounds

Aug 2016
Midnight Window Blue - piano

Oct 2015
Through Mirrors We Met

Apr 2014
Retracing My Steps

Oct 2012
Glisten - solo piano

Dec 2010
Chocolate Bossa

Aug 2008
Minute Of The Hour

Jul 2004
Who Cares?

Dec 1995
Déjà Blue

May 1995
4am

May 1990

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