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Presentations
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Interview for Guitar Moderne

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Recent CD Releases

Live at the Tranzac Vol 1
Ken Aldcroft - William Parker

Mister, Mister
Solo Ken Aldcroft

Red & Blue
Ken Aldcroft & Scott Thomson

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Ongoing Performances

Ken Aldcroft Presents
Second Wednesday Series
The Tranzac, 10pm

Alaniaris
Third Sunday of the Month
The Tranzac, 3pm

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itunes
Most of Trio Records' catalogue is now available as downloads from itunes

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Here is a poem written by Nicholas Power which was inspired by a set of improvised music performed by me, drummer/percussionist Germaine Liu and bassist Jim Sexton at the LoD Series in Toronto.

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Was started in 1997 by Ken Aldcroft and John Sorensen to produce and promote creative original music projects in the form of recordings, concerts and tours. Trio Records has released 24 recordings. Trio Records has also produced or co-produced over twenty concerts which have included the Ken Aldcroft Quartet performing live scores to Buster Keaton's "The General" and "Our Hospitality", Mark Helias' Open Loose Trio and the Swell / Ullman 4tet featuring Barry Altschul.

Trio Records recordings are available from this website through Distribution Ambiances Magnétiques Etc. - DAME, in the U.S.A through Northcountry Distribution. Select recordings are available as mp3's through

CATALOGUE

trp-DS04-023 Ken Aldcroft - William Parker "Live at Tranzac Vol. 1"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
William Parker- double bass, shakuhachi, donso ngoni

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1. SET 1 - 47:38

Recorded September 9, 2013 at the Tranzac Club, Toronto Canada
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered by Matt Miller (Millertone)
Mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
Photograph by John Sorensen
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft
All music by Ken Aldcroft and William Parker � Socan 2015

Thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts, Production Grants in Music, for supporting the original concert

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trp-SS03-022 Solo Ken Aldcroft "Mister, Mister"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar

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1. Mister, Mister - 8:00
2. Gospel - 5:37
3. O'nette+ Solo - 19:15
4. A Lonely Dance - 5:05
5. Work Song - 7:03
6. Parkdale Serenade - 4:58

Recorded January 11 and 30, 2015 at The Farm, Toronto Canada
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered by Jean Martin
Mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft
All music by Ken Aldcroft � Socan 2015

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trp-DS03-021 Ken Aldcroft & Scott Thomson "Red & Blue"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Scott Thomson- trombone

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1. Red (4:14)
2. Blue (6:26)
3. Red (20:18)
4. Blue (13:58)

All music by Ken Aldcroft & Scott Thomson (SOCAN)
Recorded by Jean Martin at The Farm, Toronto, July 2014
Mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
Cover painting, "Volcanique" by Michael Hood

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trp-020 Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Tangent" (For Eric Dolphy)

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Karen Ng- alto saxophone
Scott Thomson- trombone
Wes Neal- bass
Joe Sorbara- drums

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1. Tangent: Section I - 11:32
2. Tangent: Section II - 5:26
3. Tangent: Section III - 8:35
4. Tangent: Section IV - 8:32
5. Tangent: Section V - 11:37
6. Tangent: Section VI - 6:50
7. Tangent: Section VII - 7:20

Recorded March 23, 2014 at Canterbury Music Company, Toronto, Canada
Engineered by John Sorensen and Jeremy Darby
Mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
Artwork by Jake Oelrichs
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft
Tangent composed by Ken Aldcroft © Socan 2014
Tangent was created with support from a 2010 Toronto Arts Council Music Creation Grant

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trp-019 THREADS (Quintet) "10/09/11"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Karen Ng- alto saxophone
Jonathan Adjemian- analog synth
Josh Cole - electric bass
Germaine Liu- drums

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1. Threads II - 24:49
2. Threads III - 17:53
3. Threads I - 19:04

Recorded April 21, 2013 at 6 Nassau, Toronto Canada
Engineered, mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft © Socan 2014
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft

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trp-018 Hat & Beard "Reflections"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Dave Clark - drums

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1. Friday the Thirteenth
2. Work
3. Reflections
4. Off Minor
5. San Francisco Holiday
6. Five Spot Blues
7. Pannonica
8. Jackie-ing
9. Boo Boo's Birthday
10. Monk's Dream

Recorded and mixed by Dale Morningstar at The Gas Station February 1, 2013
Mastered by John Sorensen
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
All compositions by Thelonious Monk
Sketch by Jake Oelrichs
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft

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trp-017 Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Saskatoon"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Evan Shaw- alto saxophone
Scott Thomson- trombone
Wes Neal- bass
Joe Sorbara- drums

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1. Our Hospitality
2. Trolleys
3. A Refreshing Night
4. X Marks the Spot
5. Reminiscent
6. The Yanks are Coming

Recorded Saturday January 27, 2007 live at The Bassment, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered by Jordan Smith
Mixed and Mastered by John Sorensen
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft © 2013
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft

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trp-DS02-016 Ken Aldcroft/Joel LeBlanc "The Long and the Short of it"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Joel LeBlanc- guitar

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1. The Short (I)
2. The Long (I)
3. The Short (II)
4. The Long (II)

Recorded Friday June 18, 2010 at The Farm, Toronto ON
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Jean Martin
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft and Joel LeBlanc © 2012
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft

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trp-015 Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Sneaky Pete-Slugs'" (Double CD)

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Evan Shaw- alto saxophone
Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet
Scott Thomson- trombone
Wes Neal- bass
Joe Sorbara-drums

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Disc 1 1. Solo 2. Solo (Rampersaud) 3. Insight 4. Clydesdale (Rampersaud/Sorbara) 5. Berne-ing 6. Solo (Neal) 7. Smatter (Rampersaud/Shaw/Sorbara) 8. Insight/Solo 9. Cydesdale (Neal/Shaw/Thomson) 10. Solo (Aldcroft) 11. Sneaky Pete

Disc 2 Slugs': Suite for Sun Ra 1. Section I 2. Section II 3. Section III 4. Section IV 5. Section V 6. Section VI 7. Slugs' (V)/Sneaky Pete (D1/D2)

Recorded February 20 and 21, 2010 at Kick Audio, Toronto ON
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered, mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft © 2011
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft
This recording was made possible by the generous support of the Music Section of the Canada Council for the Arts

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trp-DS01-014 Ken Aldcroft/William Parker "One Sunday"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
William Parker- double bass, trombonium, shakuhachi

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1. One Sunday
2. Zum Schneider
3. Sweet Beverley
4. Warm'in on McKibben
5. Monroe Street Bop

Recorded January 9, 2011 at The Gallery Recording Studio, Brooklyn NY
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered by Keith Parker
Mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
All pieces © Ken Aldcroft/William Parker 2011
"Eyes" photograph by Craig Chouinard (Chambers St. Subway Station, NY)
The "Eyes" image is a part of the 1998 installation "Oculus" by Jones and Ginzel
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft

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trp-013 Hat & Beard "Live at Somewhere There"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Dave Clark- drums

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1. 52nd Street Theme
2. Locomotive
3. Green Chimneys
4. Nutty
5. I Mean You
6. We See
7. Bye Ya
8. Little Rootie Tootie

All compositions by Thelonious Monk except for "I Mean You" by Thelonious Monk/Coleman Hawkins
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Recorded by Lewis Melville at Somewhere There April 11, 2009
Mixed by Dave Clark in Bon's Cave
Mastered by John Sorensen at Sonic Studio
Sketch/collage by Jake Oelrichs
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft

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trp-SS02-012 Home: Ken Aldcroft Compositions for Solo Guitar

Ken Aldcroft- guitar

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1. In the Kitchen
2. House of The
3. Home
4. Laces
5. Jug's Corner
6. Field
7. Anecdotal
8. Zoso
9. Hands
10. Just off the King's Road

Recorded November 25 2010 and February 7 2011 at The Farm, Toronto ON
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Jean Martin
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft
Layout and design by Ken Aldcroft
Cover image is from Providence Paradise by musicWitness

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trp-011 Alaniaris "Live at Somewhere There"

Michael Kaler- bass
Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Mark Zurawinski- drums

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1. Oli Rebetes Tou Donia (Vamvakaris)
2. Pierotik Panic (Kaler)
3. East of Baghdad (Aldcroft)
4. Alaniaris (Vamvakaris)
5. Ronnie's Blues (Kaler)
6. Hasaposerviko (Traditional)
7. Long Slow One (Kaler/Rosenthal)
8. Bam Zeimbekiko (Traditional)
9. Aptaliko Apache (Kaler)
10. Mangas from Votaniko (Kasimatis)
11. The Dark and Stormy Night (Kaler)
12. A Sunny Day in Space (Kaler)
13. O Aetos (Traditional)

All songs rearranged and disarranged by Alianaris.
Recorded at Somewhere There in March and April 2010 by Mark Zurawinski and Michael Kaler.
Mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
Design by Arnaudesign.com
� 2010 Alaniaris

Band Info.
Myspace

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trp-010 Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Our Hospitality"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Evan Shaw- alto saxophone
Nicole Rampersaud- trumpet
Scott Thomson- trombone
Wes Neal- bass
Joe Sorbara- drums

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1. Our Hospitality (version I)
2. Study In / Directions IV
3. Just a Hint
4. Work Song
5. Study In
6. Dialoguing
7. Cheeky
8. Our Hospitality (version II)

Recorded October 13-15, 2008 @ Canterbury Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by John Sorensen
Layout and Design by Ken Aldcroft
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft except "Dialoguing" by Convergence Ensemble
� Socan 2009
This recording was made possible with the support from the Ontario Arts Council

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trp-009 (CDR) Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Trolleys"

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Evan Shaw- alto saxophone
Scott Thomson- trombone
Wes Neal- bass
Joe Sorbara- drums

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1. Trolleys
2. First, Not Last / Reminiscent / Sphere
3. Sojourn / First, Not Last
4. Apples

Recorded February 13, 2007 @ Kick Audio, Toronto, Ontario
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by John Sorensen
Layout and Design by Ken Aldcroft
Sketch by Jake Oelrichs
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft � Socan 2008

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trp-SS01-008 VoCaBuLaRy: Ken Aldcroft Solo Guitar Improvisations

Ken Aldcroft is a mainstay on Toronto's improvising scene, as active a promoter and curator of shows as he is a guitarist. Vocabulary is his first disc of solo guitar improvisations. This disc's defining characteristics are its dry, intimate mix and sense of progression. Aldcroft is expert at creating fine-grained sounds and plugging them into multi-part meditations. His self-generated loops produce some wonderfully subtle textures, such as the slowed-down distortion of "Fish Bowl". Vocabulary is often riveting listening for the dedicated, but is occasionally marred by too-static transitions from one idea to the next in longer songs. There's no pointless music here, though his penchant for tense, tightly plucked guitar gets a little exhausting after fifty minutes. 3/5 stars
David Dacks, Eye Weekly

Ken Aldcroft- guitar/loops

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1. Let's Go!
2. Sterling Road Blues
3. Ballad
4. Pre-am-ble
5. Flipity
6. Fish Bowl
7. Body and or Soul
8. Journey From, To...
9. Percussive Innuendo
10. Statement of Intent

Recorded December 6 & 14, 2006 and January 4, 2007
@ The Farm, Toronto, Ontario
Produced by Ken Aldcroft & Jean Martin
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Jean Martin
Layout & Design by Ken Aldcroft
� Socan 2008

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trp-007 Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "The Great Divide"

Guitarist Aldcroft, always a front-runner in exploring new jazz avenues, unearths his most rewarding finds yet. On this group's debut recording, which moves easily through composed passages, free blowing, textual improv and jazz format allusions he elicits earnest support and fractious commentary as possibilities are posited, then shattered...
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star

Ken Aldcroft- guitar/loops
Evan Shaw- alto saxophone
Scott Thomson- trombone
Wes Neal- bass
Joe Sorbara- drums

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1. Mister, Mister / From the Hart-Land / X Marks the Spot
2. A Refreshing Night / A Union Theme
3. The Great Divide
4. Retreat-Advance / Stuffed Turkey
5. Humble Home of John Mckay / Hopelessly Lost, Helplessly Cold

Recorded January 14, 2006 @ Chemical Sound, Toronto, Ontario
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered, mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft � Socan 2006

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trp-006 The Ken Aldcroft Group "Kirby Sideroad" double CD

...negotiates a steady stream of original, creative compositions that span an ocean stylistically, yet the group somehow maintains its own identity.
Steven Loewy, Cadence Magazine

The emphasis is on close listening and intense interaction, with bass and drums entering fully into the musical dialogue.
Stuart Broomer, Toronto Life

Ken Aldcroft- guitar/loops
Evan Shaw- alto saxophone
Wes Neal- bass
Joe Sorbara- drums

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Disc 1 1. Kirby Sideroad 2. East Side Carousel (aldcroft-neal-shaw) 3. Not Far From Home (duo) 4. A Strained Hello 5. O'nette 6. Absent of Evident (aldcroft-shaw-sorbara) 7. A Country Mile (solo) 8. From a Pause 9. Tapping, Stirring, Singing (neal-shaw-sorbara) 10. In The Dark 11. A Dialog About A Dialog (aldcroft-neal- sorbara)

Disc 2 1. Things To Come 2. All About Cabbage (neal-shaw) 3. A Country Mile (trio) 4. Finding Pho (aldcroft-sorbara) 5. Mars People 6. Gitty Up, Whoa! (neal-sorbara) 7. I Wanna Do It Again (aldcroft-neal-sorbara-shaw) 8. Et Cetera (aldcroft-neal) 9. Not Far From Home (trio) 10. To Paraphrase a Fork (shaw-sorbara) 11. Reflections 12. Be Nice Monster (aldcroft-shaw) 13. Punto's Place

Recorded March 21, 22, 23 2003 @ Reaction Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered, mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft unless noted � Socan 2004
This recording was made possible with the support from the Ontario Arts Council

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trp-005 The Ken Aldcroft Trio +1 "From Our Time"

There's a heady communality of ideas arising from sneaky tunes and imaginative playing that doesn't over indulge in rhetoric.
G. Chapman, Toronto Star

...a strikingly original work that goes nowhere near the middle of the road.
M. Doherty, Eye Weekly

Ken Aldcroft- guitar/loops
Evan Shaw- alto saxophone
Gordon Allen- trumpet/pocket trumpet
Joe Sorbara- drums

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1. South-Eastern Baja
2. Little Town
3. Gospel
4. Stress
5. Snake Hips
6. What was it she said last night?
7. That Cat on the Corner
8. Charmed
9. From Our Time/Evening Peace

Recorded December 15, 2002 @ Reaction Studios, Toronto, Ontario
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered, mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft � Socan 2002

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trp-004 Ear Contact: George McFetridge/Ken Aldcroft Duo "January Sun"

...(Aldcroft) serves as a foil for McFetridge's more expressive gestures, a kind of canvas upon which the pianist can brush bright stripes of feeling. In some paradoxical way, Aldcroft's restraint seems to have freed Mcfetridge's imagination, and the resulting interplay is quite lovely.
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight

George McFetridge-piano
Ken Aldcroft- guitar

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1. Almost Eight/Sure Footed After Midnight
2. Veil
3. Kakemono
4. January Sun
5. Single Path
6. Quai d'Orsay
7. Eighteen
8. Getting Started
9. Superman
10. Here for Her
11. Clayoqout

Recorded Oct. 8/99 and Feb.6/00 @ Riverside Studio, Burnaby, BC
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered by Dwayne Harder
Mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
All compositions by George McFetridge � Socan 2000
This recording was made possible with the support from the Canada Council for the Arts

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trp-003 The Ken Aldcroft Trio +1
"his mistress never sleeps... a tribute to Duke Ellington"

...wanted to take a different route in his homage to Ellington and came up with one of the most intriguing small group recordings in the bag...
Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal

...emerges out of a dark corner of Ellington's legacy with renewed vigour...
Geoff McKenzie, The Calgary Straight

...an album that's likely to please fans of Dave Douglas and Keith Jarrett as it is to satisfy the most ardent Duke die-hards.
Jennifer Van Evra, Georgia Straight

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Brian Harding- trombone
Bernie Arai- drums
Graham Ord- saxophones

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1. Evening Peace
2. Bluebird of Delhi
3. Isfahan
4. Sonnet for Caesar
5. Sonnet to Hanq Cinq
6. Lady Mac
7. Sonnet in Search of a Moor
8. Take the Coltrane

Recorded February 22, 1999 @ Blue Wave Studio, Vancouver, BC
Produced by Ken Aldcroft,
Engineered, mixed and mastered by John Sorensen
Track one is composed by Ken Aldcroft � Socan 2000
All others by Duke Ellington or Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn

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trp-002 The Ken Aldcroft Trio "Big Picture"

I put this on and couldn't take it off.
John Goodman, North Shore News

...the music comes first, the players leaping out of the lines with spirit and wisdom.
Doug Lang, Coda Magazine

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Brian Harding- trombone
Nick Gaffaney- drums

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1. Brother Bob
2. Folksong in Motian
3. Spiritual
4. Beans on me
5. Another Night
6. Not Too Long
7. Bemsha Swing
8. Doogie/Like Father

Recorded live to "two track", November, 16, 17, 1998 @ Riverside Studio, Vancouver BC
Engineered by Rick Kilburn
Mastered by John Sorensen
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft � Socan 1999, except Bemsha Swing by T Monk and Brother Bob by Ken Aldcroft/Bill Donovan � Socan 1999

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trp-001 The Ken Aldcroft Trio "Featuring..."

...a lot of very subtle interplay going on between the players. The thread of creativity constantly flows throughout these jazz improvisations.
zzaj

Ken Aldcroft- guitar
Rod Murray- trombone
Tom Foster- drums

Out of print

1. Mars People
2. Consolation
3. Beans On Me
4. Elizabeth Dr.
5. Big Picture
6. Not Too Long
7. Keyside
8. Circle Dance

Recorded live to "two track", December 11, 1997 @ Maximum Music, Vancouver, BC
Produced by Ken Aldcroft
Engineered by Shawn Pierce
All compositions by Ken Aldcroft � Socan 1998 except Consolation by Kenny Wheeler and Circle Dance by Paul Motian.

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Ken Aldcroft 

77 Wychcrest Ave.
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