* RAMONA BORTHWICK * pianist, composer : A NEW LEAF

A NEW LEAF | Ramona Borthwick
Whaling City Sound, 2006 | WCS030

"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."

-BUDD KOPPMAN, All About Jazz [full review]

"Ramona Borthwick has made a major statement with this superb initial release."

- BILLBOARD.com [full review]

'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.

While rooted in the jazz tradition, Ramona’s well-crafted, lyrical and richly textured compositions reflect influences that range from ECM jazz, latin music and even a hint of spice from her native India.

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

Ramona Borthwick (piano, voice), Fernando Huergo (bass), Ziv Ravitz (drums), Noel Borthwick (guitar), Phil Grenadier (trumpet), Esperanza Spalding (voice on 2 & 9)

All compositions by Ramona Borthwick, except Two’s Complement co-written with Noel Borthwick, and Dark Secrets of Three Blind Mice by Noel Borthwick.

Total playing time: 69:11 minutes
Produced by Ramona & Noel Borthwick
Recorded on 16 & 17 May, 2005
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Peter Contrimas, PBS Studios, Westwood, MA
Art/Graphic design by Leitmotif, www.leitmotif.com
All compositions © Leitmotif (ASCAP)
2006 Whaling City Sound

For more on the musicians playing on this CD, click here.

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