The Music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr.
Track Listings
| 1. To Kyoto |
| 2. Lost in the Stars |
| 3. A Tear of the Clouds |
| 4. Sweetness |
| 5. Adrian |
| 6. rothko |
| 7. The Polar Express |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Numinous is an unique orchestra of some New York City’s finest jazz and classical musicians, performing the music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr. Numinous has performed throughout New York City and the East Coast and features strings, various percussion, piano, bass, woodwind and brass instruments in a grouping some have called a ‘chamber jazz orchestra’.
Incorporating improvisation and formal composition, Mr. Phillips conducts the 14 member ensemble which performs throughout New York City music venues and clubs. Influenced by contemporary ‘classical’ composers as well as by jazz, rock, pop, and film composers, Mr. Phillips naturally fuses these styles into an exciting soundscape and a singularly unique and interesting musical vision.
One of Mr. Phillips’ goals as a composer can be summed up by a quote from John Coltrane. In the liner notes to Coltrane’s Sound, Coltrane says, "the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe." This great quote is a reminder and challenge for Mr. Phillips to strive to create profound and beautiful music. Music not necessarily or always in the classic sense of beauty, meaning pleasing sounds, but music whose intention is to express something meaningful and hopefully lasting. Responding to that challenge Mr. Phillips formed Numinous in the fall of 2000, with the idea to stretch and push his compositions in new and different ways toward that goal. Always with the hope and desire to emotionally and conceptually connect with, enlighten, and challenge listeners, and paraphrasing Johann Sebastian Bach’s title page to his Clavierübung, to stimulate and refresh the spirit.
Product Description
"What lovely, graceful and heartfelt music Joe Phillips composes. He already has something very special that is uniquely his own. His textures are unique and his compositions unfold naturally and patiently. I got to know Joe many years ago when we worked together. Now, to see him putting together such a special ensemble of his own design, performing such expressive musical creations, well, it's just very exciting to witness. I might add that he's an absolutely beautiful conductor. I love to watch him. And, this is just the beginning. Joe will do many great things--I have no doubt."-Maria Schneider
"Joe Phillips is a composer for whom conventional musical boundaries have no meaning. His pieces draw freely from sources as diverse as jazz, classical, contemporary classical, funk, and the non-Western world. Then he uses his imagination to creatively blend all of these into his own musical kaleidoscope. The resulting music energizes, soothes, and most importantly challenges the listener. Highly recommended!"-Jim McNeely
The Music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr.,Numinous,Numen Music,"Poetic", "Beautiful", "Luminous" Like gazing at the stars on a clear autumn's night: a musical cross between John Adams, Gil Evans, Claude Debussy and Oregon--a chamber ensemble, incorporating both post-minimal music and jazz improvisation.
Jazz Music:
Jazz Music
Daniel Bruns Presents: Eye-Trance V.1 [Import]
Giornovichis: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 4, 5
I Don't Go for That [CD-single]
Instrumentals from Back in Da Day
Intergalactic Sonic 7"s [Import]
Heart & Soul of Bacharach & David [Import]
Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & Strings; Britten: Piano Concerto; Enesco: Légende
The Indispensable Earl Hines, Vol. 5-6: The Bob Thiele Sessions