Peter Campbell - Old Flames Never Die Album Release at Jazz Bistro

Following his 2017 critically acclaimed release
"Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn," Peter Campbell
brings a contemporary perspective to the traditional
torch album with "Old Flames Never Die." The
recording features the talents of Toronto-based
musicians Adrean Farrugia, Reg Schwager, Ross
MacIntyre, Kevin Turcotte and Michael Occhipinti.

Beginning a musical relationship with pianist Adrean
Farrugia in late 2017, Peter sought to explore an
expanded sonic palette on this recording while
incorporating elements from pop, jazz and folk
music. It was, in fact, Farrugia’s earlier arrangement...

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Following his 2017 critically acclaimed release
"Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn," Peter Campbell
brings a contemporary perspective to the traditional
torch album with "Old Flames Never Die." The
recording features the talents of Toronto-based
musicians Adrean Farrugia, Reg Schwager, Ross
MacIntyre, Kevin Turcotte and Michael Occhipinti.

Beginning a musical relationship with pianist Adrean
Farrugia in late 2017, Peter sought to explore an
expanded sonic palette on this recording while
incorporating elements from pop, jazz and folk
music. It was, in fact, Farrugia’s earlier arrangement
and recording of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now”
that inspired Peter to include the standard.
Repertoire was selected not only for its melodic and
dramatic appeal to Peter as an interpreter but also
with the talents of each individual musician on the
recording in mind. Recurring themes and images
revealed themselves through the process of song
selection, rehearsal and performance. From more
traditional work by Irving Berlin and Ira Gershwin to
contemporary material by Fred Hersch and Jimmy
Webb, "Old Flames Never Die" presents a collection of
nocturnal meditations on the nature of love, loss
and resolution.

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