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German musician Daniel Rosenfeld had been making music under the moniker C418 since he was 15 years old, and was influenced by the electronic work of Aphex Twin. [1] From 2007, he became active on online indie game community TIGSource where he met Markus Persson, who was still in the early stages of developing Minecraft. [2]
Despite being a common grouping in jazz, saxophone, piano and percussion was an extremely rare grouping in classical music until the end of the 20th century, when Trio Accanto started commissioning works to build a repertoire for themselves.
His educational publishing includes a book of classical saxophone duets, a beginning/intermediate/advanced method books for the understanding of jazz technique, and a book of jazz saxophone duets exemplifying jazz styles. After many years of not playing his alto saxophone at all, Niehaus returned to performing, reportedly in top form.
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29 (1970)—Robert Muczynski [38] Variations on a Dorian Theme for alto saxophone and piano (1972)—Gordon Jacob; Four Moods for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1975)—Phil Woods; Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1979)—John Worley; Albanian Summer (1980)—Dave Smith; Divertimento (1982)—Charles ...
Op. 99: Duet for alto saxophone and cello (1999) Op. 104: Concerto for two pianos and percussion (2002) Op. 106: Suite for viola, alto saxophone, piano and bass (2002) Op. 107: Variations on "Sweet Georgia Brown" for viola, alto saxophone, piano and bass (2002) Op. 124: Suite for cello solo (2004) Op. 125: Sonata for flute and piano (2004)
Tracks on For Alto were dedicated to Cecil Taylor and John Cage, among others. [41] Braxton was initially pessimistic about making a living as a working musician and began hustling chess, but in 1970 he joined pianist Chick Corea's trio with Dave Holland (double bass) and Barry Altschul (drums) to form the short-lived avant garde quartet Circle ...
In addition to Lington's alto sax and Eastmond's keyboards on all tracks, the participating musicians include Paul Jackson Jr. and Ray Parker Jr. on guitars, Freddie Washington and Alex Al sharing bass duties, Teddy Campbell on drums, Lenny Castro on percussion, and a number of other musicians appearing on other tracks – including one of the ...
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "A somewhat surprising pairing at the time, the former firebrand of the tenor sax and the wonderful South African pianist found a pleasant and relaxed meeting point.