Deluxe Edition - the full session

1/2/2019

We have decided to release all the songs recorded at the full session from the recordings for the Cape Jazz Piano project. The album which was released as a CD, contained tracks from each of the selected pianists, but in April 2018 we in fact recorded more than we needed and we have subsequent to the CD release, decided to issue the full session for fans.

The new edition is called Cape Jazz Piano - Deluxe Edition. It contains 14 tracks and a unique digital booklet. You only get the booklet if you download the full album. We have also re-worked the front cover to make it distinguishable from the original edition.

First draft of the Deluxe Edition cover. 
We have added CT BLUES, arranged and played by KYLE SHEPHERD to the Deluxe version. The idea for Cape Jazz Piano (CJP) was not to include tracks issued on previous CDs in the series where possible. CT BLUES was recorded by Basil Coetzee and Sabenza and has since become a Cape Jazz standard, but it was on Volume 3.

Kyle does an incredible version and the production staff were shocked when producer Paddy Lee-Thorp decided not to include the track in the CD release.

Another track featured in an earlier edition is KHAWULEZA written by Winston Mankunku and MIKE PERRY.  Mike played the track in full as a warm up and engineer Murray Anderson recorded it so we have added this.

The third track that was a repeat from previous albums is GRASSY PARK REQUIEM composed by HILTON SCHILDER for a Robbie Jansen album. Hilton actually arranged this version of the song for the session not knowing that we were hoping not to repeat songs, so he kindly agreed to play a version of his very popular Khoisan Symphony Part 1 for us to use on CJP.

It should be said that all three new tracks are new arrangements and new recordings and are featured as solo piano versions in keeping with the theme of the CJP CD edition.

The Deluxe Edition is available in full for download and some of the new tracks are also downloadable singly, but not all tracks are streamable. Link to download - https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/cape-jazz-piano-deluxe-edition/1443669489?l=en
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