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| 1. | Touch Her Soft Lips And Part
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| 2. | Press Enter
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| 3. | Sweet Soul
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| 4. | To Be Or Not To Be
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| 5. | Ambivalence
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| 6. | Angels And Devils
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| 7. | Speak Low
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| 8. | Scolastic
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| 9. | Distant Blossom
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| 10. | But Is It Art?
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| 11. | In Your Own Sweet Way
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Jazz
Recorded at Skyline Studios, New York, New York on March 4 & 5, 1991
Peter Erskine (drums); Joe Lovano (soprano & tenor saxophones); Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Kenny Werner (piano, organ, synthesizer); John Scofield (guitar); Marc Johnson (bass)
Includes liner notes by Peter Erskine
Touch Her Soft Lips And Part is a beautiful composition by William Walton, written originally for the 1945 Laurence Olivier film of Henry V. It is usually played by a chamber orchestra. Here we can enjoy Joe Lovano's tenor saxophone symphony of lyrical and poetic sound, with sensitive accompaniment by Kenny Werner and Marc Johnson. If you sense the spirit of Bill Evans in this performance, we are all glad.
Press Enter, by Kenny Werner, and my composition To Be Or Not To Be, are both up-tempo jazz vehicles for the group. The title for Kenny's song comes from our age of computers (and automated cash machines), while my song's inspiration is obvious - William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (which I had the pleasure of scoring this year for a production in San Francisco). The chords were sketched originally with the words "Hamlet's Thoughts" next to them. I hoped to write a Wayne Shorte type of tune for the date ... (when I played this tune for a friend, he commented "A SHARP AND SALIENT WAYNE SHORTERESQUE RAIN ON PAVEMENT LATE MONDAY NIGHT PORK PIE HAT '62 KINDA THING.") Anyway, I sure like the way everybody solos on this.
Sweet Soul was originally played by the group Bass Desires (Marc Johnson, John Scofield, Bill Frisell and myself), and appears on that band's second album for ECM. The horn arrangement by Vince Mendoza quotes from Scofield's and Frisell's improvisations on that recording. Randy Brecker's trumpet phrasing is perfect, as are Kenny's organ chords and Scofield's and Bob Mintzer's solos.
Composer Vince Mendoza contributed three tunes to our session: Angels and Devils, Ambivalence, and Scolastic. Like all of Vince's music, they have a unique and enigmatic quality - allowing for expression of longing while providing a great setting for playing. Vince is a wonderful composer and musician ..... a brilliant architect of music.
Kenny's other composition, Distant Blossom, reflects what I feel was the general mood and tone of this recording - that of respect, patience, and surrender. There is a quote of Gustav Mahler's that a friend recently showed me;
"Music must always have a quality of yearning, a longing for things that are not of this world."
G.M. 1899
Thes are good words for a musician to live (and record) by. That was my intention with this compact disc.
But Is It Art is a drum solo.
Two standards round out this collection of music; Speak Low (Kurt Weill), and Dave Brubeck's In Your Own Sweet Way.
I thank everyone involced with the production of this compact disc for their excellence and generosity of spirit. My gratitude to Yamaha for providing the beautiful blue Custom Maple drumkit, and to the A. Zildjian Company for their shimmering K cymbals. Congratulations to BMG Victor, Inc./NOVUS-J for their new company, and thanks to Takao Ogawa and "Kuma" for making this recording possible. Biggest thanks to my wife Mutsuko and children Taichi and Maya. Finally, my appreciation to all who listen - Thank You!
---Peter Erskine, March 1991, Santa Monica, California |
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