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Aline’s étoile magique: éclipse
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Aline Homzy
violinHomzy, who has no problem mixing it up with any of Canada's musical vanguard, (guitarist & composer
David Occhipinti
guitar
Andrew Downing
bass
Amanda Tosoff
pianob.1983
Whatever the influence of her musicologist father, Andrew Homzy,?who just happens to be scholar on all things

Duke Ellington
piano1899 - 1974

Charles Mingus
bass, acoustic1922 - 1979

Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982
Sy Johnson
composer / conductorb.1930

Michael Davidson
vibraphoneThom Gill
guitar
Dan Fortin
bass, acousticb.1985
Marito Marques
drums"Caraway" with its gypsy yearnings, sails along on the keen interplay between Davidson and Margues, and serves to buoy Homzy's high country wail. "Cosmos" floats in on clouds of Davidson's vibes as Homzy's clear-voiced violin sings a song of faraway homes. The tune turns into a free form passage, then turns again into something more studied, yet free of definition. Which is how the violinist likes it.
The Japanese call it hanakotoba (the language of flowers). So "Hanakotoba" here is a wistful daydream, something to calm the nerves as the sun goes down. "Circa Herself" is a bright dance infused with Caribbean ocean breezes. Then the tide rushes in and the tune becomes even brighter, as
João Frade
accordionGuitarist Gill catches the melodic grit on Eclipse's sole cover,

Charlie Parker
saxophone, alto1920 - 1955
Track Listing
Caraway; Cosmos; Hanakotoba; Circa Herself; Rose du ciel; Aliens are Pieces of Wind; Le belle et l’abeille; Mesarthim; Starring Space; Segment; Beinntot, We Will Collide.
Personnel
Aline Homzy
violinMichael Davidson
vibraphoneMarito Marques
drumsDan Fortin
bass, acousticThom Gill
guitarJo?o Frade
accordionFelicity WIlliams
vocalsAdditional Instrumentation
Aline Hozmy: theramin (#8)
Album information
Title: éclipse | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Elastic Recordings
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