TRACK LISTING
1. It's The Nights I Like
2. Candango
3. When She Smiles Upon Your Face
4. Francisca
5. Come Rain Or Come Shine
6. These Foolish Things
7. Lower Burellian Bicycle Loop
8. The Eloquent One
9. Manhattan Style
10. Memories Of You
11. Mother And Child
12. Summer's Shadow
13. I Can't Explain
14. Hues Of A Different Blue
RELEASE INFORMATION
As an artist, Rufus Reid defines evolution and growth. On the double bass, he seems to have reached the pinnacle of mastery on his instrument only to push the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic envelope further each time you hear him. As a composer, Reid set out to make his mark in this discipline not too long ago and has simply taken off, gaining major recognition and landing numerous grants and awards. In addition to the new music on Hues of a Different Blue (produced by Suzi Reynolds and to be released on April 12 on Motema), Reid will enjoy the debut of his three-movement symphony orchestra work, Mass Transit, taking place over two performances (May 7, 2011 in Idyllwild, CA & May 8 at The Redcat Theater in LA), which serve as the culmination of his Guggenheim Fellowship Project. Reid was also awarded the prestigious MacDowell Colony Fellowship in 2010 (www.macdowellcolony.org). So far 2011 has seen Reid as a guest of The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, which performed his compositions, and has enjoyed The Youth Symphony of Dupage, IL premiere of his orchestral arrangement of Caress The Thought for Solo Bass (by retired Chicago Symphony Principal bassist, Joe Guastafeste).