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TRIO 'HEREAFTER: Will Butterworth (piano) Adam King & Marcus Penrose (bass) Peter Ibbetson (drums) play Will's original compositions and standards with simple melodies atop complex ever changing harmonies with some 'free' Jazz improvisations.

1. Introduction 1:39

2. All Our Thoughts 5:12

3. Everything I Love 9:24

4. Lie of the Land 5:39

5. Sketch for William S 5:36

6. The Workshop 5:16

7. Hereafter 8:07

8. I'm Through with Love 7:56

(48:59)

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Cat: MC0009

Review in April 2011 edition of Jazzwise.

Review in June 2011 edition of Jazz Journal.

Review in Independent on Sunday 3rd May

JAZZ UK REVIEW MAY 2011 BY DUNCAN HEINING

'Pianist Will Butterworth's 'Hereafter' (Music Chamber) is an elegiac trio set with strong backing from Peter Ibbetson and, variously, Marcus Penrose and Adam King on bass. This is beautifully delicate music from a bright young talent with an ear for melody and lyricism'

Review at The JazzMann:

Recent media quotes:

“A brilliant young pianist… Stunning displays of virtuosity…a remarkable talent” Ian Mann – The Jazz Mann

“A really great pianist” Bill Bruford

“Thrilling...packed with big gestures and catchy hooks. It's fresh and immediate and engaged the full house” John L Walters - The Guardian

"A precociously talented Brit-Jazz piano star” Time out

"A great UK piano prospect. Fluently virtuosic explorations, consistently absorbing, occasionally downright mesmerizing.” Chris Parker Vortex

“Music of considerable interest… One of the more original young prospects on today’s scene” Jazzwise

Press Release for ‘Hereafter’ by The Will Butterworth Trio

Music Chamber is proud to release the debut trio album of the critically acclaimed young pianist Will Butterworth.

Will Butterworth, best known for his work with drummer Dylan Howe re-interpreting the works of Stravinsky, is here found in familiar trio setting with young stars of the British scene; Adam King on bass (Alan Barnes, Peter King, Leon Greening) and Peter Ibbetson on drums (Martin Speak, Rory Simmons) and a guest appearance by Marcus Penrose bass (Phil Robson, Bill Bruford).

The Music reflects Butterworth’s broad range of influences. On tunes such as ‘All our thoughts’ ‘Lie of the Land’ and ‘The Workshop’ simple melodies sit on complex ever changing harmony. While a more free approach can be heard on ‘Hereafter’ and Ibbetson’s ‘Sketch for William S’. On these tunes, a love of melody coupled with a contagious sense of adventure, lead the band to some fascinating places.

Butterworth treats standards as his own too. Cole Porter’s ‘Everything I Love’ begins with a contrapuntal solo introduction and slowly develops into a fierce and swinging interpretation, but it is perhaps, the delicate reading of ‘I’m Through with Love’ that is the heart of the record.

For more information, photographs & other press material please contact Richard Carruthers on +44 (0)7887 565 475 or via email: richard@music-chamber.com

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