Legacy
Lecolion Washington (bassoon)
Lecolion Washington, Jr., a faculty member at the University of Memphis, has put together an intriguing mix of works for bassoon by African-American composers. Ranging from William Grant Still, who was born in 1895 to Daniel Bernard Roumain, born in 1970, the collection offers a concise history of African-Americans composers who have concentrated on classical music. Altogether a beautifully performed concert program of music for bassoon.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
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| Bassoon Set | Adolphus Hailstork | Lecolion Washington, bassoon, Mark Ensley, piano |
| Lecolion Loops (after Uti Var hage) | Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) | Lecolion Washington, bassoon |
| One on One for Bassoon and Clarinet | Ed Bland | Lecolion Washington, bassoon, Carina Nyberg Washington, clarinet |
| For Bassoon | Ed Bland | Lecolion Washington, bassoon |
| One on One for Bassoon & Virtual Percussion | Ed Bland | Lecolion Washington, bassoon |
| Deformation V for Bassoon & Piano after J.S. Bach's Allegro from Sonata II in A Minor for Solo Violin | Gary Powell Nash | Lecolion Washington, bassoon, Mark Ensley, piano |
| Uti Var Hage | Traditional | Lecolion Washington, bassoon |
| Sonata for Bassoon and Piano | Ulysses Kay | Lecolion Washington, bassoon, Mark Ensley, piano |
| If You Should Go | William Grant Still | Lecolion Washington, bassoon, Mark Ensley, piano |
| Song for the Lonely | William Grant Still | Lecolion Washington, bassoon, Mark Ensley, piano |
| Bayou Home | William Grant Still | Lecolion Washington, bassoon, Mark Ensley, piano |
Reviews
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"This CD exemplifies the full range of the bassoon, all of which Mr. Washington commands. He has given a focus to some fine music..."
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"Bassoonist Lecolion Washington...may seem to have picked a quintessentially small slice of the musical universe with this disc of bassoon music by African-American composers, but the disc turns out to be a sterling demonstration of the variety of this least understood branch of the great tree of black music. ...an unexpected pleasure."
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"This disc works well on at least three levels: as a display of the bassoon, as interesting music, and--not to be sneered at--as neat background music for whatever else you may be doing."
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