Donny McCaslin - Beyond Now - [CD]

The leader of 'David Bowie's Last Band' releases an album inspired by and dedicated to the legendary alt-pop innovator.Deeply influenced by his extraordinary experience collaborating with David Bowie on his final release, 'Blackstar', Donny McCaslin steps forward with BEYOND NOW, a heartfelt dedication to the Starman. Along with David Bowie's Last Band (Jason Lindner, Mark Guiliana, Tim Lefebvre and Donny himself), Donny reimagines two Bowie tracks (as well as tracks by Deadmau5 and MUTEMATH) alongside powerful originals, displaying the rich musicality and innovation that originally led to him joining forces with one of the most creative artists of all time. ** 'Donny McCaslin was David Bowie's 'David Bowie'...For what he no doubt knew would be his final album, 'Blackstar', Bowie made one of his most astute choices of collaborators: Donny McCaslin, the leader of a well-respected New York jazz group with a subtly retro art-rock feeling...' --The Nation'What I like about Donny and his musicians is that they are very cultured jazz musicians but young enough to embrace the extremes of pop and rock. They are 'one-take' players. There are no mistakes, just expert playing...' --Tony Visconti (David Bowie's long-time producer)'Donny McCaslin's band helped make Bowie's final album one of his most musically daring- and now McCaslin is paying tribute to the late star with an album that includes a song riffing on one left off Blackstar...' --the guardian UK