Ramona Borthwick (piano, voice)
Phil Grenadier (trumpet)
Noel Borthwick (guitar)
Fernando Huergo (bass)
Ziv Ravitz (drums)
Esperanza
Spalding (voice on 2 & 9)
'A New Leaf’ is pianist Ramona Borthwick’s debut CD offering as a
leader. Featuring Ramona (piano, voice), Phil Grenadier (trumpet), Noel
Borthwick (guitar), Fernando Huergo (bass), Ziv Ravitz (drums) and guest
Esperanza Spalding (voice), this all-original CD effuses an unusual
cohesion, depth & beauty.
Track Listing:
1.
a new leaf
2.
garbarero
3.
two’s complement
4.
home
5.
latin quarter
6.
dark secrets of three blind mice
7.
baarah sur
8.
lifelines
9.
lotus lake
10.
indian summer
11.
ottawa thaw
All compositions by Ramona Borthwick, except Two’s Complement co-written
with Noel Borthwick, and Dark Secrets of Three Blind Mice by Noel Borthwick.
"On this new CD, Ramona Borthwick's first, she displays a wonderful talent
for composition and imagination in the various settings she chose for the
pieces. Her playing is also creative and energetic. If this is her first
installment, we can eagerly keep track of Ramona's coming chapters.
Something nice is developing here."
-KENNY WERNER
"Shape shifting and extremely warm, 'A New Leaf' is a pleasure to
listen to from beginning to end, and marks a terrific and important debut
album from a fine composer and player. Most
certainly, Ramona Borthwick is someone to watch."
