Josiah Steinbrick - For Anyone That Knows You

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Josiah Steinbrick 2020s Piano First Release

Description

For Anyone That Knows You, an album of mostly piano solos by Josiah Steinbrick, was recorded not for smoothness or posterity but to emphasize the piano as object, the person playing it, and the moment it sounds. On three of the pieces, the saxophone of Sam Gendel hovers over the piano like a faint change in the light, adding resonance and gentle reinforcement rather than counterpoint. Three others are delicate renditions: “Green Glass” interprets an untitled recording by Quechuan folk musicians Leandro Apaza Romas and Benjamin Clara Quispe; “Elyne Road” abbreviates one of Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté’s most tender compositions; and “Lullaby” is an arrangement of a traditional Creole song, originally recorded in 1954 by the Haitian-American guitarist Frantz Casseus.

Track List

LP TRACK LIST

A1. Please, Sing a Little Longer (1:56)

A2. Green Glass (1:58)

A3. It's Often a Mystery to Me (2:44)

A4. Elyne Road (2:37)

A5. Tomorrow (2:39)

B1. Meet Your Love Again (3:41)

B2. Signature (3:18)

B3. Lately / For Another Time (1:55)

B4. Every Night from Now (2:37)

B5. Lullaby (3:55)

Credits

Composed*, arranged, performed & produced
by Josiah Steinbrick
Arranged, produced, recorded & mixed
by Lewis Pesacov
Saxophone by Sam Gendel
Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Artwork by Angelina Nonaj

* “Green glass” is an arrangement of an untitled recording by Leandro Apaza Ramos & Benjamin Clara Quispe, “Elyne Road” composed by Toumani Diabaté, ”Lullaby” is an arrangement of a traditional Creole originally performed by Frantz Casseus

Press

For Anyone That Knows You” Review

Music Tribune TokyoLink

Although basically a work belonging to post-classical/modern classical, Steinbrick's piano music is heavily influenced by modern jazz. Along with the artist's delicate piano playing, Gendel's saxophone adds a jazzy, grown-up element to the breezy post-classical vibe…these performances are not intended to draw out only the goodness of the melody, but to create an elegant piano piece full of mood with a rich inner feeling.

Music Tribune Tokyo

Steinbrick nails what’s made [Erik] Satie’s music continue to thrive after so many decades: a sense of beauty both luminous and numinous that will continue to brighten the far recesses of your mind long after the last gently wily note has sounded.

Reed Jackson, Spectrum CultureLink

For Anyone That Knows You' consists mainly of piano and that's all it takes to express biting melancholy, passing hours, irretrievable moments. Here and there the God instrument saxophone appears, at the latest then 'For Anyone That Knows You' is one of the most beautiful albums of the half year.

Pippo Kuhzart, HHV MagLink