Solo Flights, by Mike Milligan

Solo Flights

by Mike Milligan

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1.	First Light 03:34	buy track
2.	Urge to Merge 05:08	buy track
3.	Leaving the Moon 03:15	buy track
4.	Still and Still Moving 04:06	buy track
5.	Tailpiece 04:06	buy track
6.	Brouhaha 05:15	buy track
7.	No Tomorrow 03:05	buy track
8.	The Other Side 04:37	buy track
9.	Baboo 06:18	buy track

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Only the most cunning, gifted and imaginative of bass players can successfully rise to the challenge posed by an entire program devoted to the art of the solo bass. That's why projects like "Solo Flights" remain a comparative rarity even though the genre has generated notable results from bass stylists David Friesen, Barry Guy and Dave Holland. Add another fascinating showcase to this exclusive group. "Solo Flights" is by a Quebec based bass player who displays a satisfying balance between adventurous sonic explorations and solid mainstream chops. Certainly the hypnotic flowing lines of "First Light", the nimble and fluent variations of the rapid ostinato riff of "Urge to Merge" and funky "Brouhaha" emphasize an attractive merger of passionate intensity with accomplished technique. Such dramatic variations are balanced by the spacier sustained ballad lines of "Still and Still Moving", "No Tomorrow" and the brooding repetitions of "Baboo". Milligan's most adventurous performances explore radical techniques. "Leaving the Moon" is an astonishing arco performance that duplicates trumpet tones with bowed strings. The percussive circular "Tailpiece" blends microtones from above the bridge with a strumming technique that utilizes the bow. The drone textures of the aptly titled "The Other Side" explores high frequency feedback and eerie overtones as does "No Tomorrow" Some of the sounds that Milligan coaxes out of his instrument suggest that he may use prepared bass is some of his performances but this is just my conjecture. The important fact is that "Solo Flights" is an impressive and entertaining solo bass program and Milligan is a talented double bassist to listen out for." David Lewis of Cadence Magazine

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released January 30, 1997

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Mike Milligan Toronto, Ontario

Mike Milligan has performed with some of the finest musicians on the jazz and improvised music scene. Musician such as David Liebman, Chet Baker, Ritchie Beirach, Claude Ranger, Butch Morris and Joshua Redman. He has toured extensively across the globe with the Shuffle Demons, his trio Life on Mars, and as a sideman. Mike was nominated as Jazz Bassist of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. ... more

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