Canadian Dedication, by Hugh Fraser and VEJI

Canadian Dedication

by Hugh Fraser and VEJI

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1.	Ancient Voices 09:14	info	buy track
2.	New Life 09:59	info	buy track
3.	Song of the Elders 03:32	info	buy track
4.	Looking Ahead 10:28	info	buy track
5.	Ratamaque Robbins and Djembe Jack 07:06	info	buy track
6.	Chasin' the Dream 03:41	info	buy track
7.	Founding Mothers 09:08	info	buy track
8.	Her Majesty the Blues 08:20	info	buy track
9.	QM-EU3-21-18705 - Thank You Very Much 09:12		buy track

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VEJI's highly original and energized ensemble platforms push the formatible and wide spectrum of soloists resulting in a sonic critical mass that will leave the audience musically enriched and refreshed.

Canadian Dedication is an eight movement suite composed by Hugh Fraser and performed by the legendary Canadian band VEJI.

Poem by P.W. Bridgman

THANK YOU VERY MUCH*

For Hugh Fraser

He closed almost every show with that tune.
It was so like him.
After giving us more than we ever knew
could be coaxed from a piano
or a trombone…
he thanked us.

God, the energy of the man.
Tireless. Tireless and talented
beyond all imagining.
A wild and gentle genius.

Goodbye, old friend.
This just shouldn’t be.

“Thank you” hardly does it, Hugh,
but then who am I
to improve on your words?
So, old friend—

Thank you very much.

credits

released October 1, 2021

Hugh Fraser - Piano (Tbn -Thank You Very Much)
Voice:
Christine Duncan
Saxes:
Cam Ryga, Ross Taggart - Saxophone (Piano - Thank You Very Much), Perry White, Bill Runge
Trumpets:
Walter White, Vince Mai, Bill Clark, Lorae Farrell
Trombones:
Dennis Esson, Rod Murray, Brad Muirhead
Percussion:
Jack Duncan
Bass:
Ken Lister
Drums:
Dave Robbins

Recorded by CBC live at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre in October, 2005 after a Canadian Tour of jazz festivals.

Executive Producer: Hugh Fraser
Producer: Claire Lawrence
Recording Engineer: Gary Heald
Production Assistant: Lorae Farrell
Cover Art Work: Thomas Anfield

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Hugh Fraser Vancouver, British Columbia

Hugh formed the Vancouver Ensemble
of Jazz Improvisation (VEJI) in 1980, and The Hugh Fraser Quintet from 1987.
As a trombonist, Hugh is a 5 time winner of Toronto’s National Jazz Awards as
Canada’s Trombonist of the Year. Toured and
recording of Slide Hampton’s “World of Trombones” and Kenny Wheeler’s
release of “Music for Large and Small Ensemble” recording and UK tour. ... more

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