Three songs by Gary Ryan reflecting everything from the '60s Jazz scene to the jungle and Rio carnival. Sugarloaf Mountain has a bossa-like rhythm harmonic references to Heitor Villa-Lobos. Junglescape uses unusual tuning and almost percussive techniques to bring the sounds of the jungle to life. Rio Bay (From The Corcovado) is a slower more melancholy work inspired by Sergio Assad representing…

for guitar trio-The initial material for this piece came together during 2004 and evolved from technical and musical ideas I had previously used in two movements from different solo Guitar suites. The first of these was 'Sugarloaf Mountain' the opening movement of 'Scenes from Brazil'. The second 'Rockweed' is the fourth movement of 'Scenes from The Wild West'. Latin Cabaret reminded me of the…