Winterreise, by Madre Vaca

Winterreise

by Madre Vaca

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1.	Good Night 07:01	buy track
2.	The Weathervane 03:54	buy track
3.	Frozen 04:23	buy track
4.	Loneliness 05:04	buy track
5.	The Gray Head 04:34	buy track
6.	The Crow 06:55	buy track
7.	Last Hope 04:12	buy track
8.	The Stormy Morning 03:30	buy track
9.	The Sun Dogs 02:24	buy track
10.	The Hurdy-Gurdy Man 03:42	buy track

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Named one of the best jazz recordings of 2020 by the Chicago Tribune.

"Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise” stands as a landmark of 19th century song cycles, performed by brave classical vocalists willing to probe its themes of sorrow and torment. The collective Madre Vaca here has conjured a jazz response or reinterpretation of several “Winterreise” movements, to enlightening effect. For without lyrics, arranger Benjamin Shorstein has created the best kind of jazz-meets-the-classics merger, the two worlds intermingling rather than crashing up against each other. In some spots, the musicians aptly bring elements of blues expression to the dark song cycle; in others, they ease into swing rhythm almost imperceptibly. In the end, they show not only the durability of Schubert’s score but the value of approaching it via a jazz-blues sensibility." -Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

WINTERREISE

“Come over to Schober’s today and I will sing you a cycle of horrifying songs. I am anxious to know what you will say about them. They have cost me more effort than any of my other songs”
-Franz Schubert

Winterreise (pronounced Vin-Tuh-Rize-Uh) is a German word meaning Winter Journey.

Almost 200 years ago, Franz Schubert was in the throes of a disease that would ultimately claim his life as he penned the gorgeous and haunting song cycle, Winterreise. Winterreise is a story of a young man who takes leave from the home of his beloved in the middle of the night, in the dead of winter, unlikely to ever see her again. Arranged for jazz octet, Madre Vaca's interpretation of Winterreise magnifies the timelessness and versatility of Schubert's music.

credits

released June 4, 2020

Music by Franz Schubert
Arranged by Benjamin Shorstein
Words by Wilhelm Müller

Personnel:

Juan Rollan – saxophone
Steve Strawley – trumpet
Lance Reed – trombone
Jonah Pierre - piano
Jarrett Carter - guitar
Mike Perez – bass
Benjamin Shorstein – drums
Milan Algood – percussion

Recording Engineer – JeanCarlo Mendez
Cover Art – Andre Gruber
Mixing – JeanCarlo Mendez, Dan Moore
Mastering – Jim DeVito

Tracks:
1. Good Night
2. The Weathervane
3. Frozen
4. Loneliness
5. The Gray Head
6. The Crow
7. Last Hope
8. The Stormy Morning
9. The Sun Dogs
10. The Hurdy-Gurdy Man

These pieces are arranged from 10 of Schubert's 24 songs comprising the Winterreise song cycle.

Dedicated to Franz Schubert and Nicole Nissim Shorstein.

Recorded on May 29-30, 2019 in Jacksonville, FL.

Produced by Shorstein Productions, LLC and JeanCarlo Mendez.

Copyright 2020 Shorstein Productions, LLC.

Please visit us at MadreVaca.org and contact us at MadreVaca@gmail.com.

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Madre Vaca Jacksonville, Florida

Madre Vaca is a collective of musicians making adventurous improvisational and constructed music.

discography

Knights of the Round Table

Nov 2023
Castle Town

Apr 2023
The Elements

Jun 2021
Winterreise

Jun 2020
Nero

Sep 2019
Nexus

Oct 2018

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