Essays & Contemplations

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#		Title	Length
1		Celebration	6:58	Play
2		Theme: Looking Ahead	1:00	Play
3		Interplanetary Jam	6:52	Play
4		City Nights	7:17	Play
5		Hectic Day	3:49	Play
6		Meditation	4:45	Play
7		Passing Whimsy	0:56	Play
8		The Wind (Where It Likes)	4:27	Play
9		Theme: Looking Back	2:30	Play
10		The Five Drummers	3:50	Play
11		A Grief Observed: Lament for Strings, English Horn and French Ho	5:43	Play

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PRESS RELEASE -

Greg Clinton's Essays & Contemplations Reviewed at Green Man Review Website, Carried by iTunes, Rhapsody

"Just right for an hour of meditation."
- David Kidney, Green Man Review



Lawrenceville/Athens, Georgia - Yes, it's happening. People who've never heard of Greg Clinton listen to their first sample track from Essays & Contemplations and then go and buy the CD. There's a charm happening here - at places like Border's Bookstore, Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, and SongCritic.com. And now, these delicious instrumental jazz-rock tracks have become available at Apple's iTunes music store!

Amazon.com actually just sold their last copy of Essays & Contemplations this summer, after their retail arrangement with the CD was discontinued by Greg (due to increased fees). However, www.cdbaby.com is the largest independent CD retailer on the Web, each year selling millions of dollars in CDs by independent artists. CDBaby is definitely Greg's favorite online outlet for the shrink-wrapped CD. The shopping cart from gregclinton.com uses CDBaby's service. And for downloads, there's always iTunes!

Read a summer 2004 review of Essays & Contemplations by senior reviewer David Kidney at www.greenmanreview.com. Highlights:

"The music here is a blend of soft jazz and the sort of soundscapes that were found in the progressive rock of another decade. ... Pat Metheny is an influence on Clinton's guitar playing."

"'City Nights' is a moody guitar piece showcasing Clinton's fretwork. Very tasty."

"Again Clinton's guitar is the standout instrument, perfectly representing the contrasting moods; first thoughtful and sad, then lifting the spirit in hopefulness."

Essays & Contemplations has been:

- Circulated in the U.S., Europe and Asia
- Featured in a one-hour exclusive spotlight on public radio (WUGA FM)
- Featured on the "Oasis Jazz Volume 8" CD
- Played on internet radio - still played daily! (Dynamic Independent Radio at www.wdyn.net , also www.live365.com , www.thessv.com )
- Played on Radio Penguin, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Carried by Border's Bookstore, Barnes & Noble Books, CDBaby, CDStreet, Amazon.com, and ChurchoftheNations.com, among others!
- Featured as a soundtrack for an international satellite teleconference
- Used as a "soundtrack" for live childbirth (no kidding!)
- Played at parties and special events!


Greg performs on guitar and flute in north Georgia with jazz band Zamar Athens and as a solo artist, with upcoming events in Athens and Griffin. Zamar Athens has appeared on the front page of the Athens Banner Herald and the Red and Black. Greg has also performed with recording artists Bill Hart (Bill Hart Project, Adam Nitti), Amy's Confession, Brad Hagen (Trances Arc), Pat Strawser (Volare, Set on Edge, Rock'n'Roll Summer), Steve Shiver, Tracy Reynolds, and others.