Stavros Lantsias Diary of Dreams (2 LP)

"Diary of Dreams" is Stavros Lantsias' commissioned work with which Patras, located in Greece, applied to be the European Capital of Culture in 2006. The composition was recorded in Pasadena, California. It features Peter Erskine on drums, Lars Danielsson on bass and the orchestra Camerata Athens.
Stavros studied classical piano and music theory. In 1990 he graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA, with special training in musical arrangement. In 1989 and 1990 he won two prestigious prizes for jazz musicians: the "Count Basie Jazz Masters Award" for pianists and the "Quincy Jones Jazz Masters Award" for arrangers.
"The album "Diary of Dreams" began as a diary of musical ideas. Like dreams that are forgotten shortly after waking up, I felt my melodies were memories of dreams that I didn't want to be forgotten. My desire was to be moved by the musical results, which in turn would move the musicians and finally you, the listeners! – Stavros Lantsias

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Limited Edition
• Gatefold Cover
• Made in Austria

Musicians:

• Stavros Lantsias, conductor, piano
• Lars Danielsson, bass (track 3)
• Renato Ripo, cello (solo) (tracks 1, 6, 8)
• Peter Erskine, drums
• Yiorgos Kaloudis, lyre (Cretan) (tracks 7)
• Chris Bleth, oboe, english horn, clarinet, flute, flute (alto) (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7)
• Athens Camerata Orchestra (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13)
• Dimitris Houndis, soprano saxophone (tracks 8, 13)
• Sergiu Nastasa, violin (solo) (tracks 1, 7)

Selections:

Side A
1. An Other Life
2. Midnight Walk
3. Restless
Side B
1. Alone
2. Intro to The River Of Time by Lars Danielsson
3. The River Of Time
4. Unknown Land
Side C
1. Dance With The Wind
2. In This Boat
3. Topkapi
Side D
1. Growing Apart
2. Intro to Beyond by Peter Erskine
3. Beyond
4. Walking (dedicated to Peter Erskine)