Brook Street Band * Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sons For Violin & Basso Continuo [New CD] Stylus being released on 26 October

being released on 26 October 1999

Two of the most compelling voices in modern jazz - trumpeter Theo Croker and pianist Sullivan Fortner - come together for a fearless duo album that strips everything down to pure

Sonata in Sol Minore Per Flauto Dolce E Basso Continuo HWV 360-Presto

whose connection with the violin virtuoso holds special significance

Clori E Mirtillo: V

Brook Street Band * Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sons For Violin & Basso Continuo [New CD] Stylus being released on 26 OctoberJoseph Gibbs is one of the 18th century's best kept secrets; his music is characterful and individual, fusing the best of Italianate virtuosity with English and quirky Gibbs ian humour. Despite the obvious brilliance of his compositions, the 8 Solos for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1 of c. 1746 are one of only two published sets of music, and there are scant references to Gibbs in the years after his death. However, the re emergence of his portrait