Bruce H. McCosar - evolution
evolution

by Bruce H. McCosar View the credits

 

jazz instrumental rock fusion progressive rock

 

12 tracks

52:10
 
 
 

Album description

Melodic, jazzy, and original:  my first Jamendo album, evolution.

     

I don't know what to call my music; it is somewhere between jazz fusion, progressive rock, and The Twilight Zone.

     

I do, however, know what to call myself. I have deliberately released this music under my own name—and not some fictional band name—because it is me.

     

The Album Cover

     

The photo is of the interior of the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

     

I chose the name evolution for this album because my musical career has been just that—and this is the point in time where I test my new legs out on the burgeoning continent of the Internet. This is the cycle of life—spiraling ever upward.

    

The Songs

     

From November 27 to December 15, 2006, I wrote detailed “liner notes” for each of the songs on my first Jamendo album, evolution. These were posted to my Wordpress blog; here they are, indexed according to track number:

  1. Tattered and Torn.
  2. Jennie Haniver: part 1, part 2.
  3. All I’ll Ever Be.
  4. Desolation Angels.
  5. Lucky Cat.
  6. Magic.
  7. Missing You (Song for Hannah): part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5.
  8. Round Trip Ticket.
  9. Kelly’s Theme: part 1, part 2.
  10. Desert and Dream.
  11. The Burning.
  12. Sally Regrets

     

About Me

    

If you've listened to my music, you know me. Here's the rest.

    

I'm a public school teacher (middle school science), a husband, and an American Indian.  As I mentioned in “All I'll Ever Be,” I switched careers midlife. Before teaching, I was a pharmaceutical research chemist.  In addition to music, I enjoy mathematics, physics, and the board game Go.

 



Reviews on evolution

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19/03/07

You definitely play very well all the instruments, especialy guitar, but the mixdown is not properly orchestrated, too dense. Some professional assistance with arrangement and soundwork and it'll be a great album. I'd also replace that synthesizer's drumkit with something else.

20/02/07

It's 2am, the lights are low and I'm sipping some Old No.7. I can't think of anything better to relax to at the moment.

The warm bass rhythms are nicely accentuated by the percussion. Behind this the ambiance is enhanced with moody Hammond chords. The total effect is one of haunting sadness and yearning without being depressive.

Some really nice laid back grooves. Well done!

12/06/11

Here I sit, eating my dinner salad . ..
alone, listening to these calming tunes,
working on my own projects and feeling contented . .
this convivial music is conducive to creativity;
and some deep feelings are surfacing as
this listener becomes more involved with the music . . .
and though some songs seem on the verge of being blue,
and sad, in my perception . . .
they are bright with hope . . . thus only skimming
the surface of melancholy . .

I am very fond of Bruce H. McCosar . .. who was the first
on Jamendo to discover my blog . .
which even I had forgotten . . .
and in his way, encouraged me to pursue a hobby . ..
I had always deeply loved . . . putting words together
to form a thought . .. err . . . writing poetry . . .

So thank you Bruce . . . and I hope you are still making music
and will bring us a new offering someday . . .

05/12/10

This is the music that is excellent with a glass of wine, some good friends, an open hearth fire and a relaxing atmosphere, brilliant. I have listened to your albums and will do so again and again

Bruce is one of my favorite artists on Jamendo and I have enjoyed every one of his outstanding albums. This one has such nice, mellow, jazziness . . . I just floated along over this music like relaxing in a warm summer evening while daydreaming into the spaces where dragonflies and imaginations prefer to live. I think these melodies are touching and calming and Perfect!

13/10/08

I think I created my Jamendo account so I could 'heart' this album. So groovy. It just oozes personality and thought and honest talent, with a subtle quality to its variety and 'progressiveness'.

I like your liner notes too.

A wonderfully engaging and interesting experience overall. I'm impressed.

 

Album information

USA
Genre instrumental melodic jazz-rock hybrid
Release November 25, 2006
Published November 27, 2006
Listens 56481 Downloads 5396
Starred 104 Playlisted 67    
Reviews 19 Rating 8.8/10

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