Paul Edis announces 1st March vinyl launch show for 'The Still Point of the Turning World

“A brilliant young pianist”

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Lateralize Records is proud to announce the long-awaited vinyl release of The Still Point Of The Turning World, the mesmerising new album by British jazz pianist, Paul Edis. The album will be performed in its entirety in a special concert at London’s beautiful Hampstead Parish Church on 1st March.

The second half of the show will feature the premiere of Awakening, a multi-movement work that combines jazz and classical influences and features Adam King (double bass), Matt Home (drums) and the Estilo String Quartet.

Nobody sounds quite like Paul Edis or transports you to the places he travels to with his ethereal music. Simultaneously soothing and stirring, rapturous yet relaxed, at times the melodies almost appear to become subservient to the mood on this dreamlike album.

“There’s a certain meditative quality to The Still Point Of The Turning World,” Edis explains. “Compositions like Start Over, Dig Deep and The Way You Make Me Feel are a mixture of reflection, sadness and love. There’s been so much sadness and loss around whilst working on this record, it’s hardly surprising that it sounds so reflective. When I write, the process often starts with a kind of mood that’s almost a meditation in itself.”

After releasing a string of critically acclaimed independent albums, he signed with London-based Lateralize Records and spent a year composing the music for The Still Point Of The Turning World. With a distinctive style that effortlessly blurs the boundaries between Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau and Claude Debussy, Edis is undoubtedly one of the finest British jazz artists to emerge over the last decade.

“The more accomplished you are as a musician, the more you realise that chops and technical demonstrations don’t necessarily say that much. I’m always trying to find the most elegant, simple message in the music. Simple is not the same as simplistic. Picasso could paint incredible things, but he didn’t need to use his technical ability to articulate his emotions. I’ve always tried to get to the emotional essence of the music, but it feels like something new and exciting has happened with this record.”

The Still Point Of The Turning World is an achingly beautiful, impressionistic album that washes over you like a wave of emotion and wells up from places Wordsworth deemed ‘too deep for tears.’

The Still Point Of The Turning World will be released on CD and Limited Edition Heavyweight 180g vinyl on Lateralize Records on 1st March 2022.

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Paul Edis - The Still Point Of The Turning World (September 10, 2021 Lateralize Records)

We are delighted to announce the release of The Still Point Of The Turning World, the mesmerizing new album by British jazz pianist, Paul Edis.

Written over the course of the last year and recorded in a day at Masterchord Studios in London, The Still Point Of The Turning World is the work of a virtuoso musician meticulously constructing his very own transcendent universe, one that sits apart from everything else going on in the world.

“There’s a certain meditative quality to The Still Point Of The Turning World,” Edis explains. “Compositions like Start Over, Dig Deep and The Way You Make Me Feel are a mixture of reflection, sadness and love. There’s been so much sadness and loss around whilst working on this record, it’s hardly surprising that it sounds so reflective.

“I’ve really tried to tap into the emotional resonance of each composition. It can take a certain amount of time for emotions to filter through before you process them and eventually turn them into music. When I write, the process often starts with a kind of mood that’s almost a meditation in itself.”

Nobody sounds quite like him or transports you to the places he travels to with his music. Simultaneously soothing and stirring, rapturous yet relaxed, at times the melodies almost appear to become subservient to the mood on this dreamlike album. With an unmistakable style that sounds like the missing link between Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau and Claude Debussy, he plays without a trace of bombast or affectation.

“The more accomplished you are as a musician, the more you realise that chops and technical demonstrations don’t necessarily say that much. I’m always trying to find the most elegant, simple message in the music. Simple is not the same as simplistic. Picasso could paint incredible things, but he didn’t need to use his technical ability to articulate his emotions.

“This is the first album where I have really been in control of myself, both technically and creatively. I’ve always tried to get to the emotional essence of the music, but it feels like something new and exciting has happened with this record.”

The Still Point Of The Turning World is an achingly beautiful, impressionistic album that washes over you like a wave of emotion and wells up from places Wordsworth deemed ‘too deep for tears.’

The Still Point Of The Turning World will be released on CD and limited-edition heavyweight vinyl through Lateralize Records on 10th September 2021.

1. Dig Deep 05:18

2. Nobody Else But Me 03:52

3. Muddle Through 04:37

4. Detour Behind 04:07

5. Cluster Fluster 04:57

6. Start Over 04:01

7. Will O'The Wisp 03:46

8. Hypnotized 04:28

9. Plaisir d'amour 05:59

Paul Edis, piano

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Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis - A Narrow Escape (2017)

A Narrow Escape is a duo recording by friends Vasilis Xenopoulos and Paul Edis. Their musical association of many years continues to evolve and this new CD, recorded in one day in August 2015, is a fine example of jazz as a conversation, of communication born of mutual respect and countless gigs together.

Tenor saxophonist Xenopoulos has established a reputation as a leading interpreter of the Great American Songbook, pianist Edis similarly embraces the tradition. Both musicians write and arrange material for their own ensembles and others. A Narrow Escape should, perhaps, be seen as a snapshot in time, skills honed and harnessed to produce a CD flowing with ideas. Nine tracks, of which two are original compositions, follow a standard format; one of the duo stating the theme, the other developing a solo. The head-solo-head format is a tried and tested formula and Xenopoulos and Edis clearly take the view that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

It Could Happen to You/Fried Bananas introduces the duo. The juxtaposition of a Jimmy Van Heusen standard and a Dexter Gordon bop chart indicates the thought process; good tunes, regardless of origin, made the cut. Fats Waller’s Jitterbug Waltz stakes a claim, as does Bobby Timmons’ Dat Dere. Two tunes polls apart, to some ears. To the duo of Edis and Xenopoulos such rigid categorisation matters not. The title track – A Narrow Escape – is a Paul Edis composition. It stands comparison with the many familiar numbers on the recording, as does Xenopoulos’ Piazza Navona. Gershwin’s Someone to Watch over Me is given a most sensitive reading and the closing track, Cole Porter’s What is This Thing Called Love? exemplifies the subtle sense of swing which is present throughout the forty-seven minutes of the recording. This end-of-year new release makes A Narrow Escape a late contender for album of the year.

A Narrow Escape was recorded at Red Gables Studio, Greenford, Middlesex, 5 August 2015. Mixed and mastered by Adam Sinclair, produced by Adam Sinclair, Paul Edis and Vasilis Xenopoulos. Album artwork by Kassandra Charalampi.

For further details and to purchase a copy of A Narrow Escape visit: www.vasilisx.com or www.pauledis.co.uk.

1 It Could Happen to You/Fried Bananas 5:10

2 Dat Dere 5:59

3 I Won't Send Roses 5:09

4 Piazza Navona 4:18

5 Someone to Watch over Me 5:39

6 A Narrow Escape 3:26

7 Jitterbug Waltz 6:33

8 A Time for Love 6:49

9 What Is This Thing Called Love 3:59

Vasilis Xenopoulos (tenor saxophone)

Paul Edis (piano)