{"product_id":"george-colligan-nation-divided-cd","title":"Nation Divided (CD)","description":"George Colligan - Nation Divided (CD) \u003cbr\u003e Barcode: 4055388386686 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first solo piano release for Whirlwind - Nation Divided - George Colligan takes a lead from Duke Ellingtons quoted notion that this is not piano. This is dreaming.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Portland-based pianist and multi-instrumentalist is known for numerous sideman appearances on the bandstand with names such as Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, Don Byron, Cassandra Wilson, and can be found on over a hundred album recordings (including 2017s More Powerful - WR4708). But, as he elucidates, this is different: After a lot of trio and ensemble records, I wanted to get back to the piano to clear the air and represent my thoughts again in solitude. The whole session was captured in a single day by respected pianist David Goldblatt in his basement studio.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding a correlation between the written and the spontaneous, some of Colligans pieces are fully improvised, others through-composed, or they combine elements of both. I love Ellingtons idea that it doesnt matter what it is - its just dreaming, he explains. I like to let things happen, but on the road less travelled rather than the familiar; and in musical conversations with myself, I can take as many risks as I wish.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA recurrent restlessness in Colligans thirteen originals is validated by provocatively-named title track Nation Divided, its two different keys and motifs agitatedly attempting to link up but never quite making it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWounds Of Another Time \/ Closure \/ Between Two Worlds \/ Street Fight \/ Blues For Charleston \/ Nights Of Passion \/ The Strength To Move On \/ Nation Divided \/ Prelude \/ If Thats All There Is To Say \/ Cognac Logic \/ Sentimental Foolishness \/ Saddest Of All Keys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease-Date: : 9\/14\/18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"George Colligan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42034949652561,"sku":"3ADF0P-8MDC-RE","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/george-colligan-nation-divided_uocZV.jpg?v=1762499697","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/george-colligan-nation-divided-cd","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}