Kyle Eastwood (double bass)

"Eastwood Symphonic" is bassist Kyle Eastwood's tribute to his father Clint Eastwood, the actor, director and - musician. It is less known that Clint Eastwood wrote the music for some of his films himself and that his son Kyle assisted him in the composition and arrangements. In addition, themes from other Eastwood films by Lalo Schifrin, Ennio Morricone and John Williams can be heard.

"In the Eastwood family, music is a family affair. My father knows and loves music, especially jazz, and he passed on to me his passion for music and as well as cinema. Throughout his career and in recent years, he and I have composed the music for these films. The idea for Eastwood Symphonic was to reinterpret my father's greatest film scores with a blend of jazz and classical. This is a project that is very close to my heart. I can pay tribute to my father and his film scores as well as many of the brilliant film composers who have contributed to his films over the years. I want to dedicate this album to them and especially to my father, who showed me what dedication, commitment and joy in one's work really is. Thanks, Dad, for the inspiration and all the decades of mind-blowing cinema."

- Kyle Eastwood

The recording, featuring the Kyle Eastwood Quintet and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Grammy Award-winning conductor Gast Waltzing, is released on CD and as a double LP.